I have traveled to many places in the world and by far Hawaii is my ultimate favorite. It is the place Matt and I found love and the place where he asked me to be his girlfriend 4 years prior. We thought it would be a fun getaway and a nice trip to take for the summer. To my surprise, it turned into a trip that will be engraved in my mind forever.
Matthew took the time to invite both of our families 12 hours across the world to be apart of this special moment. He planned this trip out to perfection and when I tell you I had no idea. I HAD NO IDEA! I am still in shock at how everyone kept this a secret from me.
The day before our engagement he told me he wanted us to take photos because who knew when we would be back in Hawaii and we should have pictures of the time together since we didn’t get many photos the first time. He asked even though he already hired a photographer to take our photos. We went to Manoa Falls the next day and captured the most beautiful pictures.
Later that night we got ready for dinner, I couldn’t figure out what to wear so I let him pick out my outfit. He told me we would be having dinner on the beach. This wasn’t a surprise to me because most of the restaurants we go to in Hawaii are on the beach. On the way to dinner we stopped at the beach he first asked me to be his girlfriend, I still had no idea what was going on even when we got to the beach and I saw a photographer there. He told me he asked our photographer to meet us here to take more picks because he wanted to have as many photos as possible. I was annoyed at the request to take more photo’s but I agreed just so we can hurry and get to dinner. (hence why I still have on my slippers on the beach) LOL
To make a very long story short. We had the beach completely to ourselves it was the most beautiful experience. Just Matthew, Mike (The Photog) and I. While taking pictures he got down on one knee, at first I thought he dropped something or a rock got into his shoe. But then he grabbed my hand and just stayed there… I was totally confused and even at that point my brain still didn’t process what was going on. He started to speak and I honestly couldn’t tell you what he said I was in total shock. I started to see our family members coming from behind me and I completely lost it…
He continued to speak words I couldn’t understand… as I was trying to process how our families made it to Hawaii and how long were they there? My grandmother was supposed to be in Jamaica. I knew this because I picked out her outfits and helped her pack her bag for her trip. I just couldn’t believe what was happening before my eyes. Then all I heard was chants and screams “SAY YES, SAY YES” from our families who were now in front of me. I didn’t hear one word Matthew said not even “Will you marry me?” I had completely zoned out trying to process everything that was going on. I obviously said yes, to the man who is always able to move mountains and make my dreams come true even if all he has is a mustard seed.
Hawaii to me is the definition of love, peace, tranquility, and happiness. I hope we embody that for all the days we have together on this earth. xoxo -Diamond
Okay, I need to make this blog my Saturday read. What a beautiful story 😍