{"id":2169,"date":"2023-10-10T19:55:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grownbrilliance.com\/blog\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:06:19","slug":"brilliantproposals-kara-luke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grownbrilliance.com\/blog\/brilliantproposals-kara-luke\/","title":{"rendered":"#BrilliantProposals: Kara &amp; Luke"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2169\" class=\"elementor elementor-2169\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a16ecd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a16ecd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec4448\" data-id=\"8ec4448\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef1f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef1f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kara and Luke met online in April 2021 and soon after met at Loco Patron in Tempe, AZ for their first date. Over margaritas and tacos, they quickly learned they had a lot in common both being from Colorado and both attending CU Boulder. If this wasn\u2019t strange enough, they also both did the same study abroad program called Semester at Sea. But, they realized soon enough that their connection was more than skin-deep and in addition to their geographical and educational similarities, they also clicked on an emotional level. That first date turned into several more, and the better they got to know each other the more Kara and Luke knew they had found the one.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42dcea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42dcea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 09-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Surfs_Up\"><\/span>Surf\u2019s Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039c951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"039c951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, one of their favorite things to do together is wake surf on Luke\u2019s boat at Lake Pleasant, but when they first met, Kara had never surfed before. As a testament to their growing love and connection, Kara put her faith in Luke as he shared and taught one of his favorite hobbies to the woman he was falling in love with. Kara was lucky enough to \u201chave her cake and eat it too,\u201d as she found the man of her dreams and a hobby that she loved.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4379a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b4379a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Serendipitous_Proposal\"><\/span>A Serendipitous Proposal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab5f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab5f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Luke and Kara rented a houseboat on Lake Powell. What Kara thought was a fun getaway, would actually the vacation of her dreams, as Luke, unbeknownst to Kara, was planning to propose on this trip. While Luke knew this was where he wanted to propose, he didn\u2019t actually have the how part figured out as he still wasn\u2019t sure how he wanted to pop the question. But when Luke saw Kara hiking up a hill near their campsite, everything clicked. Luke quickly grabbed the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grownbrilliance.com\/2-1-2-ctw-emerald-lab-grown-diamond-engagement-ring-18k-white-gold\/pid\/RIGJRD0247XX-HW_5?category_id=5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 1\/2 ctw emerald cut lab grown diamond ring<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which he designed himself at Grown Brilliance, he followed Kara up the hill, and, in front of a cheering audience of friends and family, asked Kara to marry him.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ac090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77ac090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Magical_Moment\"><\/span>A Magical Moment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7628c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7628c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, Kara said yes and later described her experience as the perfect proposal in the most magical place, with the perfect ring to top off the whole occasion. \u201cI am over the moon with this ring. I absolutely love it!\u201d We wish Kara and Luke many more magical moments to come and are so happy we could be a part of their love story!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kara and Luke met online in April 2021 and soon after met at Loco Patron in Tempe, AZ for their first date. 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