HowHeAsked

"My father passed away five years ago, and our trip to San Francisco (Joe had work and I decided to join to visit my brother who lives there) coincided with the fifth anniversary of his passing. My family and I had scattered my daddy's ashes on a sailboat under the Golden Gate Bridge nearly four and a half years ago so it's always been a meaningful place for me. So the week we were there, Joe told me he planned a sunset dinner cruise for us on the bay and I was very excited. We had been on a similar sunset cruise earlier in the year while on holiday, and I had expected it to be the same - sharing the boat with a small group of strangers. But when we got there, the captain told us that the other couples had canceled so we had the boat to ourselves as we headed towards the bridge. As we got closer, the captain asked if we wanted to head to the bow for the best view. Joe took my hand and lead me to the front of the boat. I assumed he wanted to clown around and have a titanic pose, but instead, he started getting mushy and I could feel his heart beating into my back as he hugged me from behind. Before I could process anything, Joe got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! He proposed where we had scattered my fathers ashes and later explained to me that he wanted it to be a happy place for me too..." Link to all their sweet photos and the adorable story of how they met via the link in our profile!