BRIDES Magazine

"Wen and I met 8 years ago when we were both freshly out of college and worked at a little café. I’d just arrived in New York and wasn’t looking for anything serious, but we quickly became best friends and started dating. She loves hiking so I did some research to find a trail with great views and planned a fall trip to upstate New York with some friends. We hiked up Mount Beacon and at the summit posed for a photo. I then said, “Let’s try one in this pose”, dropped down to one knee, and popped the question! I surprised her a little too much to be honest because there were a couple minutes of her saying 'What are you doing' and 'This is too fast,' but then she said yes and our friends popped open the champagne