It seems like just yesterday John & I were on our way to New Orleans to check out a destination on our bucket lists.  As we both share a love for great food, incredible blues music (the kind where you have to bob your head and scrunch your face up a little bit - you know, really feel it), and just having a good time, New Orleans was a city we couldn't wait to explore.  Little did I know, John had an entirely different plan for our trip to the Big Easy...

For anyone who hasn't heard the story of our amazing engagement, I know you've been dying to find out!  And yes, it was a complete surprise! How John managed to pull it off without me figuring it out, I'll never know. Kudos!

After starting our day with Bloody Mary's for breakfast, an afternoon siesta was calling our name.  After catching a little shut eye, John told me he had a place in mind for dinner and we had a reservation waiting.  Turns out, his friend Dylan recommended Cafe Amelie after walking past the courtyard while in New Orleans just a few months prior to our trip.

Cafe Amelie is nestled in the historic 150-year-old Princess of Monaco Courtyard and Carriage House on Royal Street in the French Quarter.  It's absolutely breathtaking! I couldn't have asked for a more perfectly romantic proposal - I'm one lucky gal!

After a fantastic meal in the candle lit courtyard, fountains humming peacefully in the background, our waiter asks if we'd like dessert... Krista's answer is ALWAYS "yes" to dessert!  So John, knowing that I would ask for a dessert menu, set it up so the waiter would bring out the photo on the left instead of the menu.  I looked up, I looked back down at what I was holding, and could not believe it as John got down on one knee. I think our waiter was more nervous than we were - he wasn't able to snap one picture for us! As you all know by now, I said YES!

We can't wait to share our wedding day with all of our friends and our families.  Having everyone important to us by our sides that day means the world to us and our little monkeys! We look forward to celebrating with all of you as we become one big happy family!