After being together for four year and living together for one, Ian finally decided to propose. When he had the ring and the location, he called Shelby’s mom to ask for permission. Of course, she was ecstatic and agreed immediately. The two of them, along with two of Shelby’s best friends, started to plan for the proposal that was going to happen three days later!

The day of the proposal was amazing even though Shelby kind of knew it may be happening. Ian took Shelby to lunch at Rockwell Republic in Grand Rapids. On the drive to the restaurant, she ending up seeing an outline of a box in his pant pocket. After lunch, he took her to an ice cream joint in Ada, Michigan. When they parked, they ended up walking past her moms car.. Another give away that he was proposing! After ice cream, Ian took Shelby to the Ada Bridge where he proposed and Shelby said YES!

After the engagement, the newly engaged couple were able to go out for drinks with Shelby’s mom and two of her closest friends. They also were able to call and facetime all of their friends and family to share the exciting news!