Confession: My favorite guilty pleasure TV show is The Bachelor.

I don’t know whether it’s the drama, the extravagant dates, exotic places or fairy tale feel of this show that keeps me coming back for more. But this season was one of the best, I’d say.

With National Proposal Day coming up, we thought we’d share some photos from this incredible Bachelor proposal. If you watched this episode, you might know that Catherine wrote Sean a letter and he read it right before he proposed to her. It sure tugged at my heart strings, that’s for sure! Catherine’s reaction looked absolutely genuine — she didn’t even look at the ring right away! For being on a reality TV show, I feel like that says a little something about her character and that her heart is in it for the right reasons.

Besides the fact that she’s engaged to one good-looking guy, besides the fact that she’s got a gorgeous rock on her finger, besides the fact that she got the man of her dreams, she didn’t just ride off into the sunset, she rode of into the sunset on an elephant. Try and beat that one, Omaha!

Katie Kruger told us that September 5th was the best Wednesday she has ever had — nothing beats a midweek pick-me-up like a proposal from the love of your life.

Lucas Bingham, asked Katie to go with him to pick something up for his work. As they started driving Katie realized that she wasn’t really sure where they were headed. Clearly, Lucas just needed a reason to get her into the car.

He drove her to the Sunken Gardens in Lincoln, Nebraska. Katie said it was so sweet because she had never been there before (and now we’re sure she’ll want to go back!). She said they had talked about going to the Sunken Gardens before, but that this was a surprise. It was even more of a surprise when Lucas got down on one knee, pulled out a ring and asked her to marry him.

The couple plans to tie the knot on July 12, 2013.

Congratulations, Katie and Lucas!

Andy Masten and Jordan Bruch started their new year off with a 10-day trip around Europe, traveling through England, Spain, Italy and France.

Having been together for almost six years, Jordan and Andy had talked about getting married. Andy had even come up with his plan to propose to Jordan by getting a puppy and putting the ring it since he knows how much Jordan loves dogs. And now that they were going on quite the romantic getaway, their friends had put the engagement bug in their ear before the trip.

“We actually talked about it and determined that this coming fall would be the more correct timing for us as a couple,” Jordan said.

The day Andy intended to propose, he and Jordan spent the day touring Paris’s major tourist sites — the Louvre Museum and the Notre Dame Cathedral.

“On the way back to the hotel, we walked a gorgeous street leading up to the Eiffel Tower and stopped in several quaint shops to pick up wine, cheese, baguettes and pizza. We carried our bags back under icicle Christmas lights. It was very romantic,” Jordan said.

Originally, Andy had planned a super romantic proposal for that night underneath the Eiffel Tower. But, on their way back the hotel, they spotted a huge Anti-Gay Protest happening right where Andy was going to propose, throwing off his entire plan. If Andy wasn’t getting nervous already, he was then!

Jordan said that even though the Eiffel Tower would’ve been a dream, the proposal happened exactly the way it should have.

“We had a fabulous view of the Seine River from our balcony and spent the night eating food, laughing and enjoying each others company,” Jordan said. “But honestly, it was a moment that I will remember in my mind forever and it was a cherished memory that I don’t mind keeping private.”

After the proposal, Jordan instant messaged her family back home via Facebook before officially changing her status. And because her ring was being custom made back in the states, she wore a Walmart ring during the rest of the trip that was several sizes too big and turned her finger green, which must’ve been a great story to tell about that one!

Congratulations, Jordan and Andy!

John Lamey and Rachel Wilhelm have been best friends for six years. Rachel has always said she wanted to get engaged around New Years – and who can blame her? Who wouldn’t want to kick off the new year with happily ever after?

Making a commitment to each other is a significant part of any relationship, but for this couple, it’s the backbone. Much of Rachel’s life has been spent moving around, going to different schools, from England, to Minnesota, to Missouri, to California. Right now she’s in Omaha finishing her senior year at Creighton University. John and the rest of her family live in California.

Over winter break, exactly three years and seven months after they started dating, John popped the question to Rachel on January 7, 2013. Long-distance engagements can be difficult, but to keep Rachel close, John also wears an engagement ring (one of the promise rings the couple got each other a year after dating).

They haven’t set a date yet, but Rachel says that since she and John have been apart for so many years, she’s looking forward to the moment after their wedding when she and John can have that sweet, personal moment together in complete happiness in the realization that they are finally married.

Congratulations, Rachel and John!

The dress, the dress, the dress! Let’s face it, the dress is the first thing almost every girl thinks about the second she says “Yes.” Brian Biggerstaff popped the question to Kaleena on June 4, 2012 and Kaleena knew exactly the kind of dress she wanted.

“I knew in my mind what style of dress I wanted to wear (and secretly had one in mind) but it wasn’t until September 2012, I actually tried on a dress and purchased the first one I tried on, it was definitely ‘the one’.”

Without wanting a lot of opinions thrown at her, Kaleena took the one person she knew she could count on to give her an honest, genuine opinion of the dress she wanted to try on – her best guy friend, Angel. Kaleena admitted that Angel probably knows her and her style better than any of her friends or family.

“Angel knows me when it comes to my style, he is the only person I trust to clothes shop for me. I knew if I liked the dress, he would LOVE it, and he did. It brought us both to tears. No matter what hesitation I had about the dress (Is it too expensive? Is it too flashy?) he responded with ‘Kaleena its everything you love and it looks gorgeous on you’ and I knew it was the one I wanted.”

Kaleena will get to wear her dream dress in just a little less than 5 months on June 1, 2013. Congratulations, Kaleena and Brian!

Maybe it’s the snowfall, maybe it’s all the romantic Lifetime Christmas specials, but winter break seems to be a popular time to get engaged.  We’ve been seeing announcements pop up all over Facebook.  Keep the notices coming! 

If you missed it, read about engaged rivals Brett and Anna in the World-Herald here.

And did you see this lovely proposal in Chrismas lights?  Read more about this Elsie, NE couple here.

Congratulations Jessica and Don! (photo by Erin Brodhead)

And congrats to Sam and Rachel!

Who else?! Who else?!  We love hearing proposal stories!