We had talked about it here and there but I had no idea when it would actually happen. Then to celebrate my residency match back in February 2016, Bill planned a surprise trip to Martinique. For weeks, he gave me subtle hints about where we were going, and then finally, a packing list and vague itinerary the week prior. I honestly had no idea his actual intent was to propose! Bill was pretty good at throwing me off.
 
When we arrived in Martinique, Bill had planned an EARLY (4am!!!) hike up a volcano with the intent of proposing at the summit during sunrise. But the weather had other plans, so we hiked for hours in the dark, then just as the sun started rising, a serious storm came in, bringing strong winds and sideways rain. We couldn’t see a thing! Needless to say, the proposal didn’t happen and we made our way back down to the base. Down below, the sun was shining and weather was beautiful, so we changed and headed to the beach. We were exhausted from the hike, but laughed off the whole thing. We ended up finding a beautiful, private beach and Bill suggested we set up the camera to take a photo. Before I had any idea what was happening, Bill got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Obviously, I said YES!!!! 
 
As soon as we got back to NYC, I started looking up venues and pinning dress ideas. We wanted to get married as soon as possible, but I was about to start residency in Boston in July and we were going to have to be long distance for the year. So we decided we would narrow down a venue, caterer, and photographer before I left NYC and go from there.