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Ari and Steve’s Fall Photo Op Engagement

Posted on February 08, 2019 by Allison Dupree

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How did you meet?

We grew up in the same small Northern NJ town and even went to the same high school. Steve was a grade older than me and we never met until my junior year when we started working together at the same after-school program. We became best friends and dated that same year!

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When did you get engaged?

10/20/2018

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Where did you get engaged?

Salem, Massachusetts

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How did he ask?

We have been dating since high school so I did have an inkling of a proposal in my future. Steve and I both love the fall so I thought it would be a good idea to take a couple’s trip with our best friends to Salem, MA to take in all things, Halloween. Little did I know, this would be a very magical weekend, indeed. We walked through a park right before the sunset and I just thought the views were very pretty and relaxing. We got to the cliffs and Steve asked our friend to take a picture of us. (I did think something was up since he never suggests a photo op.) I started to get suspicious so I even felt his pocket to see if he was carrying a certain box. (Granted it was in the other side)

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After coming up short,  I was convinced we really were just taking a photo…. until he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! What a lovely surprise!! The crazy part about this story is as we took our “oh my gosh, we just got engaged pictures,” courtesy of my best friend… a rainbow appeared in the sky without a single drop of rain in the sky!

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