Anastacia met Richard in June 2014. She was a guest host of an internet radio show and he was promoting his upcoming concert. Neither one of them remembered this brief encounter until over three years later when they were "introduced" for the second time at a play where Ashley Johnson, her friend and his sister was performing. They sat next to each other during the performance and hit it off right away. They went on their first date the very next day and the rest is history in the making.
Richard surprised Anastacia with the proposal on her 30th birthday in the presence of her closest family and friends while playing the game "What would Anastacia say?". After moving through a series of hilarious scenarios to which she would share her response, he asked: "What would Anastacia say if I asked her to marry me?" This question took her by surprise and when she saw him drop to one knee, she was completely overwhelmed with emotion but was still able to mutter a soft "yes".