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365 Days Later, it is Still a Yes

06/14/21 | Love Life, wedding

Yesterday I posted on Instagram,  “365 days ago I said yes to the easiest question I have ever been asked. And today? Yes Mark, I still want to marry you. A million times yes. True, this engagement is a bit longer than we planned but the last year has been wonderful in its own way and the best part was that I got to do it with you. Can’t wait for October, I’ll be the one in the white dress.”  And this could not be more true.  On June 13th last year I accepted Mark’s proposal and a few days later I shared my engagement story which was one of the most popular posts of 2020.

It is proof that he knows me so well that he popped the question at a gorgeous castle, one we went back to in April for the Hever Castle Tulip Festival.  This past year has certainly been a bit odd and besides our St. Lucia and Italy trips I have very few photos of Mark and I from Summer 2020 to Summer 2021.  That said, I have rounded up some of favorites from the last year for our engagementversary and included a brief description beneath!

Engagementversary Post with Mark Bride to Be

One of the few occasions we got dressed up this past year

Engagementversary Post - With Mark in the Tropics

Soaking up the tropical sunshine

Celebration at the Top of Helvellyn in the Lake District

A success kiss after hiking to the top of Hellvelyn in the Lake District last month 

Couple Shot in Lake Como

Enjoying the beauty of Lake Como’s small towns

Kelly and Mark on the Spanish Steps in Rome

On Rome’s Spanish steps, empty due to COVID

Engagementversary Post - Travel Blogger Hiking in Positano Italy

Hiking in Positano, Italy during our October trip

Engagement Photography London

One of my favorite photos for our engagement photo and a fitting one to end this walk down memory lane

Have you ever heard of an engagementversary? 

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Comments

  1. Lisa says

    June 20, 2021 at 7:23 am

    You guys are so adorable and I absolutely love that burgundy dress on you in the first photo. It’s so flattering and really shows off your athletic shoulders. Congratulations.

  2. Linda Hilliard says

    June 19, 2021 at 4:08 pm

    Great recap Kelly! Wonderful photos and memories!

  3. Beverly says

    June 16, 2021 at 5:51 pm

    Great photos… you two are so cute together.

  4. TAMMY says

    June 16, 2021 at 11:22 am

    Yeah girl. I know, I didn’t dress up as much I would have liked in the last year but boyfriend and I got creative on that front. I at least dress up one day a week for work and we try to incorporate dress up time when we go out for date night. Sometimes I dress up just to go shopping. As for your wedding this time nothing will get in your way. I can tell You and camera shy Mark love each other very much. I heard that the UK will not fully reopen till sometime in July. Yuck. So does that mean that you can’t travel anywhere outside the UK.

  5. Pamela says

    June 15, 2021 at 2:15 pm

    I can not believe he is smiling in some of the photos, you both have come a long way!

    He has a nice smile, should do it more often or maybe you are the key?

  6. Samantha says

    June 15, 2021 at 11:58 am

    I love the first picture – you and Mark look so in love.

  7. Molly says

    June 15, 2021 at 10:23 am

    Ohhh I hope that my boyfriend proposes to me soon and that we can be as happy as you too are.

    You make such an adorable couple and not all mushy and photoshoped but real live people.

    Love your blog too!

  8. Christa says

    June 15, 2021 at 7:46 am

    Aww, congrats you two, can’t wait to see your wedding photos!

  9. Debbie says

    June 14, 2021 at 5:53 pm

    Such a wonderful photos of the two of you. It was a nice walk down memory lane for me and probably for you too. You both look so happy and in love.

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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