Ashlee & Jon in Winterthur, DE

Ashlee met Jon through a mutual friend. After running into each other several times, Jon finally got Ashlee’s number. Fast forward three years, the couple had just bought their first home together, when on a random Wednesday night, their dog walked into their bedroom with a note attached to her collar. The Bride Ashlee Thomson, 28, a marketing director The Groom Jonathan Jon Bradbard, 30, a lawyer The Date May 30 The note instructed Ashlee to go outside. Jon had lit tea lights all the way down the driveway leading to a picnic he had set up on the lawn. He proposed with flowers, champagne and chocolate cake (Ashlee’s favorite). Ashlee knew it was coming, but a midweek proposal was the last thing she expected.

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