1 Year Anniversary

January 14th was the one year anniversary of the day that Zac proposed. I can't believe that a year has gone by so quickly. Zac and I definitely wanted to celebrate the occasion, so we headed out for a champagne breakfast that morning before I had to go to work.

While I was at work, Zac and I texted one another and discussed what we thought we should do to celebrate. We decided that it would only be fitting to get P.F. Changs takeout and have a candle lit dinner like we had done that same day just one year earlier.

After I got off work, I came home and had a chance to relax. Zac told me to hang out in our room because he was preparing a surprise downstairs and he didn't want me to see it just yet. After a while we headed out to pick up dinner and dessert.

When we got home, Zac had me wait in the car for a few minutes so he could finish setting up the surprise. When I was finally allowed to come into the house, I was greeted by candles and a beautifully set dining room table.

As beautiful as the table was, I had no idea that it wasn't the real surprise. In reality it turned out to be a decoy dinner table. Zac started to get the food plated and as we were about to sit down to dinner we headed into the garage instead. There in the same place that Zac got down on one knee was a table set for two. The floor of the garage was covered in white balloons and there were candles everywhere.

Zac had soft music playing in the background and the room was decorated with our wedding colors. It was the sweetest thing!

It was the most perfect way to spend our proposal anniversary together.

Flash Mob Wedding

While browsing through posts on Lovely Little Details I stumbled upon this video of a flash mob wedding in Boston. I don't know about you, but I love flash mobs. It would be awesome to see one in person sometime but timing is everything....

Anyways, check out his amazing video:

Isn't that so great? It totally gave me chills. It reminded me of another amazing video that Zac showed me years ago of a guy proposing to his girlfriend on Main Street at Disneyland. I was blown away by the video. I told Zac that he made a mistake showing me the video. (Best not to get a girl all hyped up)  :P Whether the video is real or not, it's incredible!

The Proposal

Zac and I moved from our apartment into our first house in November, 2009. We spent the following year working on making the house our home. With many changes to be made, the garage was at the VERY END of our list of priorities.

Shortly after New Years 2011, Zac made a good point that, since we always parked in the garage, the garage door was our entrance into the house and should be as nice as the front door. He immediately made plans to clean out the garage and make the area a welcoming space. He informed me that he wanted the end result to be a surprise so he would be working on the project himself, and the garage was off limits for me eyes. As my talents are more decorative than handy-girl, I had no objections.

January 14, 2011
After about two weeks of hammering, banging, sanding and other sounds coming from the garage Zac announced that he was done. Believing that they were heading to the train station that evening to pick up Zac's dad, I spent the day cleaning the house and then took a much needed shower. Meanwhile, Zac frequently slipped into the garage throughout the day, acting somewhat suspicious.

As I was getting into the shower, Zac told me that he was leaving to clean out his car. Little did I know that he was actually on his way to pick up the last detail for the surprise reveal of the garage. A banner that read "Marry Me!"

When he got home he asked me if I was ready to see the garage. I was excited to see the changes he made. Wearing a bathrobe and slippers, hair still wet from the shower, I went downstairs and followed Zac's instructions to close my eyes. He led me into the garage and when he told me to open my eyes, he was kneeling on one in knee in front of me, holding an open ring box. Behind him was a table with candles, a bottle of champagne on ice, dozens of tulips (my favorite flower), balloons, and his banner creation.

It was here that Zac asked me, "Can I be your husband?"

After catching my breath,we celebrated our engagement by opening the bottle of champagne and toasting to our future. As it was getting close to dinner time we set up one of our dining tables in the garage, got take-out from P.F. Changs and had a candle lit dinner in the spot where Zac proposed.

It was a perfect evening.