OK, first things first…my girlfriend, Christina, arrived from Dallas to permanently move in with me Friday so of course she was greeted with plenty of roses

Before too long, I grabbed this note I had printed out…

…And put it on Scout’s collar before sending him to find her so I could pop the question

She said “yes,” and transformed herself from girlfriend to fiancé

Big thanks to our amazing partners, The Diamond Vault in Reno, who we’ve been working with for 10 years. They did an amazing job helping me design and find the perfect ring

The diamond is just under 3.5 carats, the band and wedding band take us over 5 full carats. Suck it

Photographic art

With the proposal out of the way, it was time to celebrate with champagne and caviar

Yum yum (not the roses)