A snowy Vermont weekend with siblings turned into so much more for M + R. R had quietly planned every detail of the surprise proposal — a snowshoe trek through the winter woods to the iconic Von Trapp Chapel in Stowe, with a little help from the siblings who played their parts perfectly. I tucked behind a tree (my signature move) and waited.
As the group arrived at the chapel, the siblings slipped inside, leaving M and R alone in the crisp mountain air. They rounded the building and stopped — perfectly centered, perfectly still — and R made the ask. The snow, the steeple, the silence. It was everything.
Back at the ski lodge, their closest friends were already waiting, glasses in hand, ready to celebrate. M had absolutely no idea any of it was coming. The look on their face said it all.
