These two met under the same circumstances twice: in 2006 when Ashley began working at O'Charley's when Julie was one foot out the door, and again in 2012 when Ashley moved back home starting at O'Charley's again while Julie was riding out her last 6 months until boot camp. The rest is history!

Ashley knew Julie was The One from the get-go. She was already picking out and saving engagement rings to Julie's phone for later reference by their second date. Julie proposed to Ashley in front of friends and family on her birthday after insisting it wouldn't happen then and not to get her hopes up. This was done in a series of gifts. The first was "To my Sunshine", a bouquet of sunflowers; the second was "To my Star", a pair of tickets to see The Wiz at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre; lastly, a small yellow box "To my Princess" where inside sat the ring with the handwritten note "Will you be my Queen?"