He Popped the Question and Surprised Her With a Wedding 3 Hours Later
When it comes to popping the question, the element of surprise is always important. Recently one groom completely upped the ante on the shock factor after proposing to his long-term girlfriend.
During a weekend away in Colorado, Zach Baldwin got down on one knee in front of his girlfriend, Catie Bossard. Though taken aback, Catie agreed to become his wife, but Zach wasn’t done with the surprises just yet.
Unbeknownst to his new fiancée, Zach had already planned the wedding for that very same day.
On the Love What Matters Facebook page, Catie recounted the romantic story of her same-day engagement and wedding celebration.
“I look up and see his family and a few friends come running down to celebrate,” she wrote. “He said: ‘I have a second question. Would you want to get married today? Everything is set up. Your dress, plans, EVERYONE is here.’”
Zach told her that the wedding would be good to go in around three hours and after accepting the proposal with a resounding “Let’s do it!” Catie was whisked away to get ready in a bridal suite that Zach had prepared in advance
It turns out that Catie’s groom to-be had thought of everything, with hair, makeup, the suit, and most importantly, the wedding dress all taken care of. Yes, even the dress.
“Everyone we tell this story to is so concerned about the dress!” Catie wrote.
“My mum and sister picked out a dress and my two best friends Alex and Amanda picked out another. It was easy. Tried them both on and went with the one that I felt most comfortable in. Oh, and it was beautiful,” she said.
The couple’s nuptials took place at the top of Vail Mountain in a ceremony performed by one of Catie’s best friends, and Zach had drafted in one of his friends, Landon Momberg, to photograph the happy event.
“I never will never fully understand what was going on in Zach’s head, but I am certain he knows me better than anyone in this world,” Catie said.
“I never wanted a big wedding. I never wanted to spend hours finding a ‘perfect dress.’ I never wanted to make a guest list and think I left someone out. I never wanted to plan this ‘perfect wedding’ that I never wanted,” she said.
“What I wanted was to marry my best friend. I wanted exactly what Zach gave me. Love. Friendship. A sense of peace when he’s around. Marriage is so much more than a wedding or party.”
After the posting, the couple’s story has been liked more than 25 thousand times and received hundreds of comments from people touched by the romantic gesture.
“Absolutely LOVE this! What a beautiful way to start your life together! (and also to have everything planned for you!) … I wasn’t big on the whole planning process myself! HOW WONDERFUL!!” wrote one woman.
“Oh my gosh. I could not love this story any more. So romantic and thoughtful. Congratulations!” said another.
“Wow I just want to cry, probably THE best engagement and wedding story in the history of stories, EVER,” another fan commented.
Would you like it if your partner planned a surprise wedding for you? Tell us in the comments!
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