Kelly and I met in the summer of 2017 at a concert, I had become separated from my friends and failing to find them, I was preparing to leave. While making my way toward the exit, I stumbled upon an absolutely gorgeous girl and we began to chat. Somehow, almost miraculously, the cacophony of the music receded into the background and we were able to hear each other speak and carry on a conversation. Realizing then that all I wanted to do was to spend time with her and get to know her, I asked Kelly out to dinner, and even more miraculously, she agreed. We went out to Butcher’s Union a couple days later and the rest is history… -Josh

I was pretty sure from very early on in our relationship that I wanted to marry Kelly. The more time we spent together, the more that feeling grew, and it was clear that she felt the same towards me. In early 2019 I began formulating my plan for proposing to her. We had a trip planned that summer to Portugal which would take us through some very picturesque locations. The most beautiful of these is the city of Porto which straddles the Douro River as it descends from the vineyard rich mountains and empties into the sea. Based on the descriptions and pictures this would be the perfect place to pop the question. I contacted a local photographer, and we the place on the river with best background and set a date and time. When the day finally came, everything appeared to be proceeding as planned until, during a last-minute reconnaissance run, I noticed that large street-fair had appeared at the pre-arranged spot. Attempting to conceal my panic, I discreetly contacted the photographer and set a new location in a park in Porto. - Josh We were walking through a park in Porto on our way to our anniversary dinner and Josh appeared to be bending down. The last thought on my mind was that Josh was proposing and before I knew it he pulled a ring box out of sock. He look at me with that grin I love so much and all I heard was “I knew since two weeks after I met you that I wanted to marry you.” Then everything else was a blur because I burst out in tears and was so ecstatic… and you all know the rest. -Kelly