He proposed under a beautiful waterfall, and honestly, I was so swept away in the moment I could hardly make out a sentence. But the word “yes” definitely left my mouth straight away, even before he got on one knee!
After one longer trip, we came back home, but at that time, we were still living separately, and that felt not right – we realized that being close to each other made us much happier than living alone.
Shelby, not wanting to jump to conclusions, convinces herself it’s an early birthday surprise when all of a sudden, Matt asks to read something to her.
It was one of those dates where we went from one bar to the second, and planned our second date while still on the first.
We both felt there wasn’t much we couldn’t tackle together, and we made a darn great team.
I was just looking at her, and the sun was shining in a certain way, and I remember I was feeling what I was feeling, and I realised, oh, that must be it.
The chopper stopped with a view and we got out, Matt got down on one knee and proposed here, he was shaking with nerves but his words were so special and it truly was the best moment ever.
Somehow, we ended up getting along great, and a few months later, he invited me to dinner… it was our first date.
Then, finally, we actually went out for a coffee, which turned into many beach trips, and then it just kind of fell into place.
Seeing her challenge her own perspectives and mine helped me see she was somebody I could move through different stages of life with.
I was completely oblivious to the entire planning scheme and was so shocked that I couldn’t stop cursing and shaking throughout the proposal.
I knew straight away. I felt so comfortable with her, and when we got together in Martinborough, I just thought, “I’m going to marry this girl, and it’s the only thing I want to do in my life”.
