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Yn is the most thoughtful person I know. She plans romantic date nights for us on a regular basis, so when she told me we were going to a nice restaurant for dinner, I thought nothing of it! When I asked what restaurant it was, she said it was a surprise, but it was a new and trendy place. Surprises are also a common occurrence in our relationship.
Yn is always coming up with new ways to make my days like surprising me with little gifts, or my favorite snack. So again, the fact that it was a surprise restaurant didn't raise a flag. I work in the music industry, which requires a lot of weekend hours!
On this particular Sunday, I was working and she was off, which gave her all day to set up! She started by picking up my two best friends from the airport who had flown in here for our special night. They had breakfast together, gathered all of the proposal site decorations from her apartment, and then went to my mom's.
After a quick change into her suit, she drove to Downtown Dallas to prepare everything. She set up "Marry Me" light-up letters, rose petals, pictures of us, and a bottle of champagne in the most perfect spot of the Dallas Arts District. When the photographer and videographer showed up, she left them to watch the setup so he could come to pick me up from work!
In the meantime, 40 of our family members and friends were gathering at a local restaurant to celebrate with us afterward. When Yn picked me up from work, I was extra excited because I hadn't eaten all day and couldn't wait for dinner! I was completely clueless the whole drive to Dallas. We parked and started to walk to "the restaurant".
I'm not familiar enough with the Arts District to know if there was a restaurant in the direction we were walking, especially if it was new! Right as we were approaching the spot, I saw the videographer and photographer pop out from behind a wall and I knew what was happening.
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Almost immediately after, I saw her beautiful setup and started freaking out. I could hardly cry because I was shaking and just so excited for what was to come. She spoke the sweetest words, got down on one knee, and asked me to marry her with the most gorgeous ring I have ever seen.
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I still can't believe it's mine! We celebrated together and took some photos before heading to the restaurant, where I was told our parents and siblings would be. Obviously, I was beside myself when I saw it was WAY more than just our parents and siblings, including those two long-distance best friends that I hadn't seen in months.
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It was the most perfectly executed night, and Yn planned all of it herself. I am the luckiest girl in the world.
Early on in our relationship after we knew that we were the one for eachother, Yn told me that when it was time for us to get engaged, I would never see it coming. She said it was her mission to make every day together so fun, so exciting, and so spontaneous, that my proposal day would feel just like any other day.
And it did, but it ended in the perfect, happiest surprise. I can't wait to spend forever with my best friend!
