Wedding Wednesday: The Proposal

The time has finally come to start the series I’ve been dying to create forever…Wedding Wednesdays! Steven and I got engaged on December 18th and have started to completely dive into all things wedding-related. I wanted the first post in the series to be all about the proposal because it was the best day!

How we met:

Steven and I both worked for an after school program. One summer, he was actually my boss. We became good friends throughout our time working together and after weeks of talking all the time and hanging out, he finally told me he liked me. We officially started dating on August 6th, 2017 after spending the day at an art museum and the best Italian lunch. Fast forward almost 4.5 years….

He proposed!!

December 18th, 2021… I started the morning off with a nail appointment. I have always told Steven that I wanted my nails to look nice when we get engaged because I did not want to post pictures of my hand with terrible nails. Luckily for him, I had scheduled this appointment without even knowing we were getting engaged! That afternoon, my mom’s friend had asked me to do her hair and makeup for some photos she needed taken. I don’t know why, but something made me change from my leggings into some jeans before heading over (SO happy I did lol). After a few hours of doing hair and makeup, my mom and I headed back home to meet the whole family for dinner. As we were pulling in the driveway, my mom started pulling her phone out and acting a little weird, but I STILL had no idea what was going on.

I opened the door and saw rose petals scattered from the door, all the way to the backyard. I was so confused until I saw Steven standing in the kitchen waiting for me. He took my hand and walked me out to the backyard. There was a ballon arch, tons of pictures of us over the years, rose petals, and candles. My entire family was outside, as well. As soon as we walked outside, I heard one of my favorite wedding songs (It’s Your Love-Tim McGraw), and saw a big sign that said “Will you marry me?”. I was in complete shock and my hands were shaking the entire time. As we made our way to the sign, Steven got down on one knee and asked me to marry him with the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen! We spent the rest of the evening celebrating with our family and discussing all of our future plans. The whole night was perfect in every single way and a day that I’ll never forget. I cannot wait to be Mrs. Iosca soon!

xoxo, Mackenzie