{"id":6058,"date":"2025-12-01T15:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:45:57","slug":"promposals-are-overrated-lets-do-the-real-thing-18-year-old-high-school-sweethearts-engaged-on-prom-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=6058","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Promposals are overrated. Let\u2019s do the real thing\u2019: 18-year-old high school sweethearts ENGAGED on prom night"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cApril 21, 2018, that is the day that I got engaged to my best friend. It was our senior prom so that meant hair and makeup had to be done. Little did I know Dawson and my mom secretly told my makeup lady ahead of time what was planned for the evening so she could make sure my makeup was all waterproof. If we fast forward a couple hours to roughly 4:30 p.m., we\u2019re in the courtyard of The Inn at Salado (Salado, Texas) taking pictures before prom. His sister was our photographer, we had the best. She was posing us all different ways, looking for the right opportunity, that\u2019s when she thought it would be a good idea to take pictures of my back. I have a tattoo that runs down my spine.<\/p>\n

She posed me and told Dawson to get behind me. That\u2019s when my mom obviously started videotaping or taking pictures while tearing up. I remember telling her, \u2018Mom stop it\u2019s not a wedding, it\u2019s prom.\u2019<\/p>\n

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About a minute and a half later, both moms told me to turn around. That\u2019s when I saw him, on one knee, holding such a beautiful ring. Then he asked, \u2018Will you marry me?\u2019 and at that moment I smiled so hard and of course starting crying, tears of joy.<\/p>\n

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I bent down and kissed him, but also, I just held onto him. We whispered to each other things I\u2019d like to leave just between us.<\/p>\n

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I am so excited I get to marry my best friend. Of course, we\u2019ve talked about it, we\u2019ve been together since freshman year of high school. This man has stood by my side through so much, and we\u2019ve shared so many laughs and memories.<\/p>\n

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Prom was amazing that night, when we finally did get there. After the proposal we went and told his family, who were all super excited. Then we went to go eat in Austin.<\/p>\n

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When we got to prom his buddies were so happy, his best-friend picked me up and spun me in circles. They all jumped around with him.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re both 18, which yes, we know that\u2019s young, but to us that doesn\u2019t matter. Both of our families have been though a lot and we\u2019ve both been there for each other regardless of the situation. Dawson has been my rock. The hardships we have experienced together make us realize we are ready to take the next step as a couple with marriage.<\/p>\n

We both know that we love each other and that we\u2019re both \u2018the one.\u2019 We can\u2019t wait to share more memories. Since our engagement went \u2018viral,\u2019 we\u2019ve received a lot of love from people we don\u2019t even know. But we\u2019ve also received a lot of negativity and hateful comments, and to that, we just laugh it off. Everyone has a story and people will always try to give their \u2018statistics\u2019 to ruin the passion and love that is happening, but we don\u2019t let that discourage us.<\/p>\n

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My now fiance said it perfectly: \u2018You told me you didn\u2019t want months, you wanted years, and now we have a lifetime.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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