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Story: My fiance and I were high school sweethearts. We had a private intimate engagement, with lots of celebrating with family afterward! Billy and I have been together for 7 years and are still just as much in love. We have been through a lot together, and I consider him the perfect partner and best friend. We are (finally) getting married this October!

Story: We got engaged on Christmas Eve. Which is our favorite holiday anyways. However, on that particular Christmas I had an extremely big box that was multiple boxes and packages that lead down to a photo book. We have been dating since high school so there were photos from the past 7 years within the book. On the very last page was a photo of my fiancé in from of the Christmas tree asking me to marry him.

Story: Justin and I met from mutual friends. His best friend had just passed away months before. He started spending a lot of time with that best friends dad after him passing. His friends dad did karaoke dj'ing at a local bar and grill in my hometown. He decided to bring Justin one night and invited me along, so it was kind of like a blind date. We had no clue what the match-maker had up his sleeve. Justin was shy and didn't want to get on stage to sing karaoke, but I told him he could pick the song and I would song with him. He decided to pick a Hank Williams Jr.. We sung and just instantly connected. A few weeks later, he got my number from his best friends dad and we started talking. We went on our first "official" date and the rest is history. In August, Justin proposed to me before going to see Hank Williams Jr. in concert that night (ironic, right). He had planned my engagement with my best friend for weeks secretly. I had no clue. He included his family and mine, just like I wanted. I couldn't imagine it any other way. The proposal happened at the house that we are going to be living in when we get married. He had the entire back patio decorated in candles, flowers, and signs. We are excited to start planning a wedding and can't wait for September to be here! We are thrilled.

Story: Well my husband and I  have been married for 13 years, but we never had a wedding of any kind. My husband knew I have always wanted, one so he asked me to marry him again on our 14th anniversary, 4-7-2019. It's a dream come true. ❤️

Story: We went out to eat with friends and I was not expecting much after dinner. We went to a rooftop hotel party and when the music stopped, he got on one knee in front of everyone and proposed to me. The rooftop of the hotel had a nice city view of Raleigh. He had the cutest ring box, burgundy and a green light shining over the ring. I cried and responded yes and we then told the good news to his parents through Facetime from Iphone while at the Rooftop party.

Story: So- he bought an engagement ring with the children's (his two and my one) birthstones. After he showed it to his 7 year old daughter to see what she thought, she immediately ran to me in the other room- Dad and brother in tow. She proposed for him in an excited gush of "Will you Marry our Daddy?" Proudly presenting her father in “ta da” hand gestures who is now on one knee. I’m pretty sure he may have had other plans and perhaps another time, but we all agree she proposed for Daddy perfectly!

Story: On what I thought, was about to be an ordinary Saturday morning during hunting season just turned out to be the best day of my life. Since he FINALLY killed the "big 8" yesterday (that he's been hunting since September) I was thinking this would be the first morning in a while we could be lazy, make pancakes and drink coffee. Howeverrrr, Mr. Compton woke up with a totally different game plan.... He woke up with ONE thing on his mind....hunting. Deer hunting. Man was I wrong. He said he wanted to get a few things done after waking up... go put corn out and go shoot the gun to make sure it was on target (which super confused me bc making sure your guns are on target I've learned is something you wanna do at the BEGINNING of hunting season). After getting over myself and putting my frustration behind me I gave up my idea of a lazy Saturday morning and gave in to going shooting with him. He went to "put corn out" and I ran to the grocery store to pick up a few things....the whole time i was there i was feeling pretty guilty about being such a diva. I decided to go home and write an "I'm sorry" letter before he got back. When he got home and read my note he seemed to REALLY take it to heart and came and gave me to biggest hug and sweetest kiss. So now, on the way to shoot we go....we get there and he sets ME up to shoot. I asked him several times why I was the one shooting but, he never answered me lol. After getting me set up with the shot gun not far from the target and as soon as I shot, glass shattered to reveal the most exciting question I'd ever been asked! I turned around not sure if what I was reading was real life and, the MAN OF MY DREAMS was down on one knee with the most perfect ring and I couldn't feel more blessed to get to be his wife! I LOVE YOU BARNEY JOE COMPTON II #heputaringonit Oh and, to ALL the people who knew.... Because apparently it was quite a few, great job on keeping the secret. I had NO idea! 😍😍😍

Story: Travis and I have been friends since high school, although we didn’t start dating until my freshman year of college, in 2011. (Between you and I, I always had a crush on him and just knew that one day, he would be my husband!) After a 3 year long-distance relationship, Travis and I worked for the next year at saving up so that we would be able to move in with one another. Travis and I purchased a home in 2015 and this crazy life finally started to slow down for us. We adopted 3 pets (2 cats and a dog) and had created a cozy little life with one another. Sadly, one thing was missing - THE RING! That changed on November 16, 2016! I had taken the day off of work to get some things done around the house! (There never seems to be enough time to do all the things we need to do!) Travis works in law enforcement and had worked a night shift the night before. Normally, he sleeps until about 2 or 3 when working night shift. All of a sudden, I heard him come out of the bedroom around 9:30 a.m. - he didn’t look like he had slept a bit! I was in the middle of mopping the floors and he suggested I stop so that we could go run some errands. Oddly enough, he is the one that had been nagging me about the floors! While I thought this was weird, I, of course, tossed the mop down (ugh - mopping!) and started to get ready for the day! During the time I was getting ready, Travis kept checking in on me to “see what time I’d be ready” and to let me know that what I had picked out to wear looked “perfect.” (He has the sweetest heart but this was so unlike him!) I knew something was off! Afterward, I worked my way into the kitchen to gather my car keys to head out and Travis told me to “hang on a minute” and he’d be right back. He came back into the kitchen and was shaking like a leaf! Secretly, I knew what was going on! (I mean, I had been waiting for this day for years!) He proceeded to get down on one knee and explain to me why he wanted me to be his wife. It didn’t take much convincing - I said “yes!” Like every little girl does, I dreamed of an extravagant proposal. You know, the kind of proposals you see on TV. You may read that last sentence and think I was disappointed at the proposal but you’d be incredibly wrong. While he didn’t plan a vacation proposal or make reservations at a fancy restaurant or have a dozen roses waiting for me, his proposal meant more to me than any of those things could ever mean. He proposed in the middle of our kitchen - the heart of our home. A home that we had made ours for the last 2 years; a place that holds a lot of special memories for the two of us. I couldn’t have asked for more and I hope this uncomplicated, undemanding, and affectionate proposal reflects what our marriage will be. Simple and so full of love. We cannot wait to become husband and wife on April 28, 2018 at Mountain View Farm!

Story: Christopher and I went on our first date just two days before he had to undergo a ten-hour surgery to remove a six-pound tumor and one of his kidneys. Our second “date” was a hospital visit in which I met his mother. Needless to say, our relationship escalated much more quickly than I ever would have expected. We were faced with adversity in the beginning stages of our relationship, which really set the stage for us to truly love and care for each other in good times, and in bad. It did not take us long to realize that we shared a deep connection and that we were meant to be together. Fast forward a year and a half; Christopher and I decided to spend his last summer off with a month long European adventure. We had plans to explore Italy, see Austria, and visit friends in Germany. One of our stops was in Lake Como, a beautiful lake nestled amongst the Alps in Northern Italy. I was very excited about this stop because my best friend had recommended it because of its beauty. Christopher told me that he had scheduled a boat tour of the lake, which I was really looking forward to because I couldn’t wait to be in the middle of the lake and look up and see the gigantic mountains towering around us. I have to admit, I was also a tiny bit excited to be able to look for George Clooney’s house on the lake and the Villa where John Legend and Chrissy Tiegen got married. When we arrived at the dock for the boat tour, the lady who checked us in let us know that we were the only people to sign up for the tour at that time, so we would be all by ourselves. I was thrilled! Little did I know, that was all a part of the plan. We got on the boat, and we immediately went out to the middle of the lake, where we had a beautiful view of Bellagio and the snow capped mountains it faces. I had mentioned that I wanted a photo of us in front of those mountains before, but Chris suggested that we wait to do it when we were on the boat. So, here we were, and Chris asked the boat driver to take our photo. It was hilarious. The boat driver didn’t understand that we wanted the mountains behind us and for about two minutes Christopher tried to tell him to turn the boat around, during which time Christopher became noticeably irritated. But then, when the boat finally got turned the way we wanted it, we posed for our picture and the next thing I knew Christopher was down on one knee telling me he loved me and asking me to marry him! It was amazing. The photos were stunning. We were able to celebrate with Champagne during the rest of our boat ride around Lake Como. Our stay at Lake Como was amazing, and definitely unforgettable.