Ryan and Heaven-Leigh's wedding in Abbotsford, British Columbia

The story of our wedding

The Engagement

In December 2017, I woke up on a weekday to my partner telling me to get up quick and get dressed - he was bringing me somewhere. Half asleep and very confused, I got dressed and climbed into his truck and we started driving.

As we were driving, he pulled a backpack from the backseat and told me to open it. Inside, there were a bunch of wrapped presents. I opened them as we drove, and found various cold weather items such as a toque, gloves, a vest, etc. Even more confused, I kept asking him what was going on. He was smiling the whole time but wouldn't give it away.

Finally, after about 45 minutes of driving and my incessant questioning and confusion, he started to play "New York New York" by Frank Sinatra on the stereo...about 25 minutes later, we were boarding a plane.

We arrived in New York and I was still completely oblivious of what was to come. After doing the typical tourist stuff the next morning, he told me that there was a castle in Central Park that had a brilliant Christmas display we had to see at 3 o'clock. I didn't even question it.