There are two types of people planning a proposal in Sintra: the ones who keep things simple and the ones who decide to combine the Monserrate ruins, dramatic ocean cliffs and a celebration dinner overlooking the Atlantic in the same afternoon. Jay very clearly belonged to the second one.

We spent the entire week before this proposal checking the weather forecast like stressed stock market analysts because Lisbon simply would not stop raining. And then somehow, on their day, the skies opened up for us.