Sarah and Matt's Engagement

This past Wednesday was such a wonderful day for our entire family! Matt asked Sarah to be his wife!!! They have been dating since she was in the 7th grade and he was in the 8th grade....talk about defying the odds! They will both be graduating from Auburn this year! We all feel like Matt is already a part of our family, but we are thrilled that it will be official soon!

Matt met with my dad in January and asked for Sarah's hand in marriage. They met at my dad's office and both prayed for their upcoming marriage. Then they met my mom at the jewelry store and looked at rings!

Matt knows Sarah so well and planned the most romantic proposal. He picked Sarah up for class and told her he was taking her on a picnic to celebrate her birthday a little early, since her birthday will be during Spring Break and they will be with all of their friends. When she got in the car, he shared with her the exciting news he had gotten that day....he got into UAB's medical school and will start in August! They shared a very fancy Italian meal that he prepared at the park. It was a meal like one that they shared in Italy this past summer. He sang her "Happy Birthday" and then gave her her birthday present. It was a golden locket with her new initials engraved on it! She said that she burst into tears. Then he read her an excerpt from his prayer journal. It was a prayer that he wrote out when he knew that it was the right time to get engaged. Then he got on one knee...she was still sitting on the blanket so she said she was actually looking up at him! haha! And he asked her to "please, please, please" be his wife! We were all waiting at her apartment when they drove up. I don't think that the two of them could have been smiling any bigger...even through Sarah's tears of happiness!




She changed clothes VERY QUICKLY and rushed to her chapter meeting for her candlelight. We got to rush in after she blew out the candle and hear the story again. It was amazing to see the tears from girls who love Sarah so much and were so happy for her.








Matt still had a few surprises up his sleeve!

We ate a quick dinner at Zoe's, and then went back to Matt's house where about 70 of their best friends were there to celebrate her birthday and their engagement! We popped open some champagne, and they told the story again for the ones that hadn't heard it!










They are working on setting a date, but are hoping to get married in December this year!

I think that these pictures are so sweet. Matt and his mom hugging before her oldest son proposed and the excitement on Matt's face about proposing to Sarah! Priceless!