We're getting married (again)!

Ashley likes to joke they "met the old fashioned way," aka through Bumble, a dating app. After some chatting through Bumble and text, they met up for their first date at Aida Wine Bistro. Ashley doesn't remember details about the date, what they ate, or what they talked about, but she does remember George wore a University of Maryland sweatshirt. 😊

They’d gone and looked at rings in September and Ashley picked out a few she liked, so she had a feeing the proposal would be coming soon, she just wasn’t sure exactly when. It was the Friday night of University of Maryland's Homecoming Week and Ashley had to work an event on campus. The event involved fireworks (one of her favorite things), and George planned on meeting her at the event. This year Ashley has been taking the bus to/from work, so the plan was she’d take the bus to campus and then she’d drive George’s car home (so George could enjoy the beer garden at the event). Important backstory, George had purchased a new car earlier that week. So fast forward to the end of the event, clean up was done, and they walked to the parking lot where George had parked. After saying bye to George’s cousin Rob (who kept him company at the event while Ashley worked), they walked to the car. Ashley asked George, “so you’ve had the car for a few days now, how ya liking it?” George responds as they both enter the vehicle, “its good! Look at the center console,” with a hint of excitement. Ashley immediately thought “what’s so special about a center console, ya seen one, you’ve seen them all.” But when she looked in the console, the ring box was inside displaying a beautiful ring. She doesn't remember the exact question he asked, but of course she said yes!