Sept. 12th, 2020

We were staying at the beach house in New Jersey for the week and touring Chris’s hometown while I was introduced to his family and friends. The big day was Saturday, September 5th, 2020. After sleeping in, we walked down from the shore house in Manasquan, NJ to the beachfront. Carrying our fold up chairs with us, we grabbed a small piece of sand on the shore. We lounged, walked, watched jellyfish, got ice cream (of course), and talked. It was a stunningly warm, sunny day as we enjoyed just spending time with one another.

As the daylight started dwindling, we walked back to the house and showered off to get ready for dinner. Chris looked so handsome in his white button down and khakis, and I could see the outline of a ring box in his pants pocket. This was it. 

I held his hand tight, my heart beating faster, as he walked to me to the oceanfront. When we hit the sand, I could feel our energy jumping. I laughed, he laughed, and we looked at each other as he stopped and got down on one knee. “Will you marry me?” I said YES!

“Will you marry me?”

In an instant, we became forever changed. We were finally Fiancé’d!! We celebrated by heading to a restaurant on the beach with ocean views for dinner where Chris had already arranged for a bouquet of red roses and Moet set out for us at the table as a surprise.

We were overwhelmed with excitement and wanted to tell the whole world! BUT instead, before sharing with our loved ones and IG, we made a pact that we would enjoy our moment, just the two of us at dinner. Best decision we could’ve made because it gave us time to soak it all in. I will never forget that day and how perfectly wonderful it was to share with each other!

How did you propose/get engaged? Share your story below in the comments!!

With love,

Ashley Jo