The Proposal

Back Story

One of the first times Bret and Rebecca hung out alone was on a day trip to Helen to go tubing. Helen is a little German tourist town north of Dawsonville. They ate lunch, went tubing, and did some window shopping. Theres a little Indian store in Helen that they stopped at where Rebecca found a ring that she loved. Bret bought her this little ring and ever since, she has worn it on her pointer finger. So, Helen is a memorable place for these two - first place they hung out and also first place Bret gave her a ring.

Fast foward a few months...

Bret had a beautiful engagment ring that he had been hiding and was planning on the perfect place to propose to Rebecca. He joined forces with Rebecca's sister, Anna, and planned a double date to go back to Helen right before Christmas. The Christmas lights and decorations in Helen around Christmas time make it very romantic. He wanted Anna there to take pictures of the special moment. As the two couples walked around Helen, Bret and Rebecca took lots of pictures of Anna and her boyfriend, JC. At one point, Anna said, "here, let me take a picture of you two" and took the camera. Bret and Rebecca posed for a picture...and then Bret got down on one knee and told Rebecca that he loved her (for the first time ever). Then he pulled out a beautiful sparkly ring out of his pocket and went on to ask her to marry him.