Wednesday, March 13, 2013

We're Engaged!

Bonjour! Bonjour! I am back from Paris and I couldn't be more excited to share with all of you that Alejandro and I are engaged! :) I am the happiest [and luckiest] girl in the world! Oh, and on top of the engagement, Paris was the most wonderful trip of my life - hands down. I definitely plan on recapping our trip and posting some of the many photos we took in Paris, but today I wanted to share the good news and a few of my favorite photos.  PS. If you are new to my blog, you can check out how I met Alejandro {here}. I promise it is one of the best love stories ever! I still can't believe it led to an engagement!! So, so, so, so happy! :) 


When we showed up to our amazing, amazing apartment in Paris (more on that later), these beautiful flowers were waiting for us along with some champagne and our first of many boxes of macarons! 


We seriously ate macarons every single day! But, we waited until the last night to see if the rumor is true. AND... we can officially confirm that Pierre Hermé makes the best macarons EVER! Especially his crème brûlée macaron. Heaven.


This photo was taken while we were warming up at a cute cafe! This photo was also about 30 minutes before Alejandro proposed to me! My ring... is in his pocket... which is almost touching me... and I had no idea!! Sneaky boyfriend fiancé.


Photo by Carin Olsson
This is the bridge that we got engaged on - Pont Alexandre III! And... I am lucky enough to have a photo of him on his knee as he asked me (yes, he is that amazing)! We have decided to keep those photos for ourselves, our family, and close friends -- however, I am excited to share some celebratory engagement photos we had taken by the very lovely [and talented] Carin from {Paris in Four Months}!


The night of our engagement, Alejandro arranged for a private river cruise on the Seine which included champagne and macarons (of course)! All I remember about the cruise was smiling really big. It was the perfect ending to the perfect day!


Alejandro surprised me with a heart shape lock that he bought before the trip! The day after we got engaged, we headed over to the Pont des Arts to hang our lock and throw our keys in the river with a wish! I hope our wish comes true!!

Photos by Carin Olsson
And... we got to celebrate our engagement ALL week in the beautiful and amazing Paris! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect vacation or a more perfect fiancé! I love you, Alejandro!!

Photo by Carin Olsson
PS. If you want to see a few more photos from our fabulous trip to Paris - check out my {instagram}. Can't wait to share more from our trip with you soon! xoxo.

39 comments:

k8te said...

congratulations!! sounds like an amazing trip, these pics are beautiful!

Jenn said...

Congratulations!! What a romantic engagement!! :)

Erika @ ~TiptoeButterfly~ said...

CONGRATTTTTTSSSS!!!!!! - i wanna go to the lock bridge - it's Sooo romantic!

Rita TOMORROWtoday said...

Hooray!!! So so happy for you both.

Clare said...

So happy for you! I mean that many macaroons is call for celebration enough, but an engagements is just the cherry on top ;)

parisinfourmonths said...

Ahhh, I'm so happy to hear that you had a great time in Paris :D And even though I already knew about the news I couldn't help but smiling from ear to ear and jumping up and down in my chair haha! It was lovely meeting you and I hope we meet again someday :)

xx Carin

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Amanda said...

This is seriously like a movie! So romantic ... and in Paris! How exciting! Congrats!

Megan said...

Congratulations!

Viviana Norden said...

Congratulations!! He's the sweetest for thinking of the lock idea ;) xox

Kenzie Lee said...

Congratulations! So happy for you!

My Life as A Plate said...

What a special trip and very special proposal! I love that you added a heart lock to the bridge! Congrats!!!!

Gaby [The Vault Files] said...

Congrats!!! Love the photos, so so romantic!

Katrina Reed said...

Congrats! I'm so happy for you!

Katrina
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elle at wishingoodluck said...

Congrats! What a romantic place to get engaged!!

Natalie said...

Soo sweet! Congratulations!

Sarah @ 90 Percent Blonde... said...

Congratulations! What an amazing place to get engaged and celebrate!

Shannyn said...

Congrats!! Enjoy the wild engagement ride, it is so much fun!

The Now said...

OH my goodness how sweet!!!!!! This is so much fun!!! I love all your pictures. Just remember to enjoy every minute of your engagement because it goes by so fast! ! Congratulations!! xoxo

michelle said...

CONGRATS! :)

Niki Caron said...

Congratulations!!!!

Serena Lily Marie said...

Congratulations!!! What a romantic place to get engaged. So happy for you!

Virginia Belle said...

Congratulations! It sounds like you had an amazing trip and an even more amazing engagement. If you are like me after my time in Paris, I went through serious macaroon withdraw after returning to the states ;)

iwillcomehome said...

Congrats! Paris is the best!

A.

Amy Disbrow said...

Congratulations!! That is so exciting!! I'm so glad You had fun in Paris!!! :)

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Jessica @ Here(and)Now said...

And my whole heart just melted! What a dream! Congrats you two!
xx

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Chelsea said...

Such a beautiful story [and pictures!] Congratulations to you both!!! :)

Grace Lynne Fleming said...

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Treasure Tromp said...

how absolutely exciting and romantic!! congrats congrats!!!

christin said...

i just cried. thanks.

soanthro.com said...

Oh my goodness congratulations sweet girl!! I knew this must have been coming soon :) :) So very excited for you and wishing oyu both the best! xxx

tabletop trends said...

Congratulations Ashley on your engagement! How romantic to get engaged in Paris!

I am a fellow Buckeye and my niece passed on your blog to me last year. I enjoy following you. I will look forward to your wedding planning.

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Dominique DeLaney said...

Awww how precious!!! Congratulations and how fun that you got to celebrate in Paris all week!! Isn't that city just the best?!

Bonjour! said...

,,,congratulations to the pair of you, what a beautiful beginning to what appears to be a very loving relationship. does it get better than paris? cheers!,,,

Mary said...

What a wonderful story!!! You look so happy it's amazing! Best wishes!! You will be a beautiful bride! :)

Jen {Pearls and Lace} said...

Congratulations Ashley! What a beautiful story in such a beautiful place! All the photos are amazing and I wish you so much fun planning your wedding!

xo jen

Cara @ Lilac and Grey said...

congratulations doll!

Brooke Wise said...

Congratulations! What a beautiful, amazing and romantic way to get engaged! Best wishes!

ashley nicole catherine said...

omg so romantic!! so happy for you!!

Jen of MadeByGirl said...

sooo awesome, YAY!! Love all the pics from Paris. Hoping to go there one day!

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