Elena&Julian
- Canada/Quebec
- Architect
- Engagement
It was messy, cold, and the best day of my life.
I’m notorious for losing things, so when Julian insisted we go for a walk in the fresh powder behind our Airbnb in Quebec, I was mostly worried about dropping my phone. We were arguing about which way the trail went—I’m the navigator, he’s the one who gets us lost—when he suddenly told me to 'hold on a second' because his boot was untied. He was down there for a while, and I was literally mid-sentence, telling him we were going to miss our dinner reservation with his cousins. Then he held up this ring. I actually stepped back in shock and fell right into a snowbank! He had to pull me up while laughing his head off, and then he asked the question while I was still dusting snow off my coat. It wasn't the graceful, cinematic moment you see in movies, but it was perfectly us. We walked back to the house soaking wet and freezing, only to find his cousins had decorated the whole porch with fairy lights and champagne. It was messy, cold, and the best day of my life.
