Hello everyone at r/Brighteyes,

First, thank you again for helping me muster up the courage to ask Emily to marry me after I performed First Day of My Life at the Colorado karaoke party.

I know that song means something different to everyone, but as an elder emo who spent a long time wondering if I'd ever find the right person, the line "I'm glad I didn't die before I met you" has always hit me especially hard. It perfectly captures how I feel about her.

What makes the whole thing even crazier is that none of this was supposed to happen. We originally traveled to Colorado for a Bright Eyes show that was canceled just days before. Everything else was already booked, so we decided to go anyway. Somehow we ended up at a karaoke party with a bunch of fellow Bright Eyes fans, I got on stage, sang my heart out, and walked away engaged. Not exactly what I planned on, but definitely better than what I had planned out.

I've been sitting on these photos from our engagement shoot for a few months now, and every time life gets hectic or the world feels a little too heavy, they manage to put a smile on my face. I figured maybe they might do the same for some of you.

We're hoping to make it to the Detroit show in October so Emily can experience her first live Bright Eyes show. Given my work schedule, it'll probably turn into a last-minute ticket purchase instead of the meticulously planned trip that got us into this mess in the first place. Hopefully history doesn't repeat itself. 😂

Anyway, thank you all for being part of one of the happiest memories of our lives, whether you knew it at the time or not.  


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