Our Story
Bride and Groom
Priya Patel and Sagar Dalsania
Jab We Met
Priya and Sagar first met in February 2017 through the world of dance – raas. Sagar was part of UMD Entouraas (Go Terps!), and Priya was his team's liaison during UMBC's Charm City Raas (CCR) competition. Despite noticing each other, they didn't talk much because Sagar was focused on winning first place!They both coincidentally decided to join the executive board for Charm City Raas for the following school year, despite Sagar having no affiliation to UMBC – almost like fate was trying to bring them together. On January 6, 2018 - they attended a CCR board bonding day in Washington DC, where Priya’s witty sense of humor caught Sagar’s attention. It was a memorable day, and Sagar was eager to get to know Priya better that night. The catch? Priya didn't have any social media at the time, leaving Sagar with no way to slide into her DMs. Desperate times call for desperate measures, Sagar decided to message Priya via Groupme by pretending to inquire about something she had mentioned earlier. They started chatting, and Sagar asked Priya out on a date the following week. There was a slight miscommunication, as Priya thought it was just a friendly dinner. However, Sagar clarified his intentions and asked Priya out again (this time via text) and she said yes - the rest is history!
The Proposal
Once upon a time, Sagar showed Priya an engagement ring at Costco, excited to receive a 4% cashback as a new Costco member. Priya was not into the idea at all. She decided to take matters into her own hands and educated Sagar on the 4 Cs of diamonds (none of which spelled out Costco).Beginning to receive TikToks on engagement rings and proposals, Sagar came across a proposal setup that he was determined to make come true for Priya. However, it was only possible to work with this proposal planner in LA – so Sagar began planning a getaway trip to LA. Priya's only requirement before the proposal was to get her nails done, but she was always confident that she would know that the proposal was coming when that happened. Sagar secretly recruited the help of Priya’s childhood friend, Lakshmi (who he had yet to meet in person), to trick her into getting her nails done prior to the trip. She had no idea what was coming. Everything was good to go – the ring was in Sagar’s backpack, they were adventuring through Universal Studios in LA – everything would go according to plan, right? Wrong! A “bomb cyclone” rainstorm hit LA the week of their trip, the lights go off at their hotel the morning of the proposal, and Priya refused to get ready since she thought they were only going to dinner that day – yikes! Eventually, the sun came out just in time for the décor to be setup at Newport Beach and to convince Priya to get ready for a "surprise photoshoot," -- the kicker? She saw a notification on Sagar’s phone labeled “Message from Proposal Planner,” making her suspicious. Priya texted her best friend, Kruti, to ask if Sagar was proposing that day. Kruti pulled through as the MVP and told Priya that Sagar is planning to propose in April during their Spain trip - completely throwing Priya off.Priya’s nerves calmed down and Sagar started walking her towards the proposal setup on the beach. Stunned by the beautiful set up - Priya said, " let's get out of the way, so we don't ruin the pictures for the lucky couple." Realizing it was meant for her, Priya was in a state of shock to see what Sagar had orchestrated leading up to the big day – 5 years since they had started talking – January 6, 2023.
