Hector & Laycen
Our Love Story
Laycen and Hector grew up going to school together. Though they shared most of the same friends, the two never hung out or interacted much. It wasn't until sophomore year of high school that they sat next to each other in World History. Hector would make conversation, but Laycen was more interested in chatting with her friends. Hector's friends would always say to Laycen, "You know who you should date? You should date Hector. He likes you a lot." His friends repeated this over and over for the rest of the school year and Laycen just ignored them. Junior year approached and the two had classes together again. They were friends and would talk here and there, but that was it. Football season kicked off and Hector ended up catching her attention after he made several interceptions while playing. Hector's friends were at it again with, "You really should date Hector." Laycen thought, "Ok... he's good at football so I guess I'll give him a chance." Shortly after, the two began "talking". On November 5, 2011 Hector asked Laycen to be his girlfriend. The rest is history!
The Proposal
Hector took Laycen on a weekend trip to Washington, D.C. Laycen knew that he had booked plane tickets to D.C. for them to visit and thought it was odd to be going during the school year. Usually they wait to take trips until the summer. Hector told Laycen to be sure to pack a nice outfit because they'd be taking photos. Laycen suspected Hector would propose, but had no idea how elaborate and thought out it would be. On April 3, 2021, Hector and Laycen walked into the middle of the Cherry Blossom Festival and Hector got down on one knee. He had been coordinating with a photographer that was there to capture the whole thing. Hector strategically planned the event for when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom which is only 2 weeks out of the year. Hence why he was adamant about making the trip in April. It was a special day and Laycen was in shock that he actually pulled something like that off! It was picture perfect and something they'll never forget!
