Kauai: Part Three {The BEST Part!}

Let me just preface this by saying that our trip to Kauai (read here & here) was absolutely, without a doubt, fabulous! I have not one single complaint except that I'm not still there chilling on the beach sipping mai tais...seriously. If you ever get the chance to visit any of the Hawaiian islands...GO. RUN! (& take me with you!!)

In saying this, there was one point of the trip that was quite possibly my favorite. It has nothing to do with beautiful beaches or breathtaking views. I'm not talking about rainbows or sunsets. Nor am I referring to monk seals or waterfalls.

I'm talking about my beautiful best friend, Ashley, and her boyfriend, Todd. (If you've read this blog for any amount of time, you've probably seen Ashley's face a few times by now...)

So here we are, sitting poolside on our second to last evening in Kauai when Todd walks up, tells Ashley "out of the blue" they have to go upstairs a get dressed because they were leaving for dinner in 45 minutes, just the two of them, and he wanted to get there in time to "watch the most beautiful sunset". Ashley and Todd leave (Ashley with the most confused look on her face) while the rest of us (Beau's family and I) are left down at the pool wondering what the hay we were gonna do for the rest of the night.

Fast forward about thirty minutes and here we all find ourselves...cleaned up and at the most incredible restaurant in all of Kauai (The Beach House, to be exact). Ironically enough, we also had the "most beautiful sunset" right in front of us and, of all things, Todd & Ashley would be showing up at any moment but Ashley had no idea we would all be there. It was planned and executed without a single hitch...and this, party people, is when it all went down...

{Please note the chugging of the beer in several of the shots...homeboy was NER-VOUS!}

 

Yep...you know what happened next!

Needless to say...she said yes.

Y'all...I am not kidding when I tell you I have threatened Todd for the past 4 years that he HAD to tell me when and where he was proposing because I would  be there to take pictures whether he liked it or not. I am also not kidding when I tell you I have never been so nervous in all of my life and my only job was to take pictures of the entire thing. My knees were literally shaking, I was sweating like a pig and terrified of being seen by Ash.

But...alas...take pictures of the entire thing I did...in a bush, I might add.

The things I do for my girlfriends...  ;)

Y'all know me. I love love. I love engagements. I love proposals. And here I was...waiting (in a bush?) for my best friend to be proposed to and I would witness the entire thing! Words will never explain how much it meant for me to be a part of it and to have these pictures for her! Ashley's face was absolutely priceless when she saw me jump out of the bush and run towards her with the cheesiest grin on my face and my camera in tow! She knew exactly what I had been up to...

Talk about icing on the cake! I cannot WAIT to help her start planning everything and see her walk down that aisle!! She is going to make one gorgeous bride!

Congratulations, Ashley & Todd!! So SO happy for you (obviously!)