Hannah + Josh | No changes to make if it’s perfect.
Today, Hannah and I are celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary! Being in the wedding industry, we have talked multiple times about what we would do differently at our own wedding if given the opportunity to make changes. What we discussed has never been anything major, but minor changes that we either didn’t know about then or have grown to love now. We always look back on our wedding day and enjoy the memories with family and friends, the day was perfect for us. We made it our own and celebrated with everyone close to us.
One experience we love reminiscing over was the surprise engagement I was able to miraculously pull off. I spent a couple months going to different jewelers trying to find the best engagement ring that would help represent our love. During this time, I kept thinking about what would be the best engagement for us, finally I made the plan for us to visit Maine. I worked with Hannah’s boss at the time to get her a couple scheduled days off so we could make the trip. I secured our AirBnb, purchased the plane tickets, reserved the rental car, and at last had the engagement ring in hand two days before we were going to leave.
The day we left for Maine was a typical Thursday for us. I was still taking night classes at Ball State University, so when my class was over I went to Hannah’s apartment. As soon as she opened the door, I handed her the plane tickets and she didn’t believe we were actually going anywhere. I was able to convince her that this was a legit vacation for us and we deserved it. I personally thought she knew instantly what was going to happen. However, we woke up the next day bright and early to catch our flight. We arrived in Maine and it was everything Hannah and I had dreamed it would be. We drove up the coast to Blue Hill and found our cabin, settled in and shared the evening together in the most storybook setting you could think of.
The following morning, we woke up early - started our coffee in the French press - then hit the road. We drove the hour to Acadia National Park to watch the sunrise on Cadillac Mountain. We walked down the mountain to a secluded location and I asked for Hannah to look out to the sea for a photo. As soon as she turned around I was down on one knee with my phone in one hand and the ring in the other. Til this day she still claims she had no idea that I was going to propose.
The video below is a project I was working on up until we left for Maine. I had the whole video planned out of various videos we had from the previous years when we were dating and I knew I wanted to make this experience as special as I could for us. After the proposal, we spent the afternoon in Bar Harbor and then posted this video to make the announcement of our engagement. This video will always hold a special place in our hearts, as well as the song (highly recommend), and Maine will always be one of our favorite places.
Happy Anniversary Hannah, I love you. - Josh