… I said YES!

I’ve thought long and hard about how I would write this post one day.  However, when I woke up this morning, all I wanted to do is get the news out on my blog!

I’m ENGAGED!

I’ve only been engaged for about 15 hours, but I’ve figured out the lay of the land.  People will ask a variation of the following questions:

• What does your ring look like?
• How did he ask you?
• When is the wedding?

You’re probably wondering the same thing.

What does my ring look like?

The answer to this question is above.  It’s a GORGEOUS round diamond with 20 round diamonds along the band.  The nice thing about the ring is that the diamonds go all the way around the band except for a little bit in the very underside of the ring.  I wanted it this way, so when I need to get it resized while I am pregnant (not anytime soon!) it will be seamless. 

The band and diamond is from Milanj Diamonds in King of Prussia, Pa.  Bryan and I looked around for rings for a while now and when I found this one, I knew it was the one.  It was NOT easy, because I am the pickiest person in the world and kept changing my mind.  When we first looked at rings back in March, I thought I wanted a three stone ring, then it changed to a halo, then a solitaire… until finally I found the perfect ring for me.

It’s classic, timeless, and most importantly AMAZING.

 How did he ask me?

Although I love sharing a lot of my personal life on my website, there are some things that I like to just keep between Bryan, our family, and closest friends.  I’ll give you the summed up version.  We were outside at a huge national park yesterday afternoon, got to the top of this hill overlooking the park and town, Bryan said a lot of amazing things, and asked me to marry him.  A lot of the things he said he had to repeat to me later on, because everything was a blur.  It was absolutely perfect.  I get goose bumps still thinking about it <3

I wish I could show everyone some photos, but we were so excited that we forgot to take any.  But that’s okay because I’m sure there will be many holiday photos to come in the upcoming weeks.

Although I knew I had picked out a ring and that he would eventually (hopefully) ask me to marry him, I was still shocked!  I was wearing ripped jeans, my North Face fleece jacket, hair in a messy bun, minimal makeup, and sneakers because I assumed we were just walking around the park.   

When is the wedding?

Goodness gracious!  We haven’t given much thought to an exact date or anything if that’s what people are wondering.  I’d like a fall wedding, but next fall may be too soon.  We’ll have to see.  Right now, we are focused on enjoying the moment, sharing this time with our family and friends, and just soaking it all in.  It feels amazing.

What’s next for Simply Nicole?

I won’t make this blog all about wedding planning, I promise… but I will mention it from time to time because it’s a part of my life and although this blog is a healthy living website, it is still in part a blog based on my life.  I’ll probably supplement those days when I post about just wedding stuff with a second post about healthy living, just to keep you all sane. 

Talk to Me

• When did you get engaged?
• What does your ring look like?
• What time of hear did you/are you getting married?
• For those of your not engaged:  Have you ever imagined what your wedding would be like?