How To Say I Do On Top Of A Mountain

Our proposal blew me away! It was the first week that we had officially moved in together after three years of dating. I woke up in the morning a little bit after Andrew had already left for work. As I usually do, I leaned over and blindly felt around on the nightstand for my glasses. Instead, I was delighted to find a small, beautifully wrapped package. Inside, buried in tissue paper, was a clue hidden in the form of a riddle for a scavenger hunt around our new house. Each little box was accompanied by a small treat, including my favorite dessert macrons. The last box instructed me to pack my bags and look at the first letter of each clue, which would spell out where he was taking me in two weeks time. I was so over-the-top excited, jumping around in my front yard in my pajamas, to learn that Andrew was whisking me off to the most romantic city in the world – Paris, France! Each night after that, he came home with little pieces of a beautiful outfit that he hoped to take me to dinner in on our trip. 

Once in Paris, we truly had the best time together walking around the Seine and stopping in street cafés for espresso. On the morning of our engagement, Andrew had suggested we visit the Louvre, an experience I had talked about to him for years. He let me drag him around for five hours before suggesting we get ready for our fancy dinner. After crossing this huge item off of my bucket list, I was buzzing to strike another and to find somewhere we could stop and take in the view of the Eiffel Tower. Andrew convinced me that he had found a popular “selfie spot” where we could see the Eiffel Tower together on the way to dinner. After pulling over on this beautiful bridge over the Seine with a perfect view of the monument, I was almost too busy taking it in to turn around and see him down on one knee. Since we are both naturally shy people, the gathering crowd and hired photographer had us both flustered and his sweet speech turned into a simple question to which I promptly answered “YES” and then thanked him. I guess you could say nerves got the best of us! After snapping a few photos and seeing the Eiffel Tower light up for the first time, we headed off to a beautifully romantic dinner for two under the stars. It was a trip that I will never forget. I’m not sure if Paris can ever be improved, but we definitely were seeing everything through rose-colored glasses!