We were both in the wedding of our wonderful friends Jessica and Shane. We first met at the rehearsal where Jessica had us paired together for her wedding ceremony because she thought we would hit it off. Boy was she right. We locked eyes across the room and smiled at each other. Sadly, we were both very shy when it came to anything more than casual conversation. Enter Michelle who gave us a big push. We had such a wonderful evening and the next day we exchanged numbers and haven’t stopped talking since.

While Nicholas' original plan did not work out, he found the sweetest way to propose. We were at his mother's house in Vienna, Illinois when he asked me to take a walk with him outside. I picked up the sweetest little barn kitten as we began our walk. Nicholas stopped walking, turned to me, and gave me the most beautiful heartfelt speech. Then he surprised me again by getting down on one knee. I was so excited but I did not know what to do with the kitten. I said, "wait, wait. Let me put the kitten down!" which she was not too happy about. I finally turned back to him with my heart pounding and he slid the most beautiful ring on my finger and asked me to marry him!!