Dalton and Avery’s story began thanks to their friends, Sydney and Drew. After weeks of encouragement from Sydney, Avery agreed to a double date at Shuffles, a board-game restaurant. Dalton impressed her with his competitive spirit, though he was shy and quiet the rest of the night. Avery wondered if he might be “too nice,” but her mom encouraged her to give him another chance. Their second date at a Tulsa Roughnecks game is when everything clicked. When Avery mentioned her family owned land south of Tulsa, Dalton suddenly found all of his words—and realized Avery might be the one. From then on, everything just felt right. They became inseparable, finding that life was more fun, simply because they were together. Avery knew Dalton was the one when he drove her across town in the middle of the night so she could be with her grandfather at the hospital. What she once questioned turned out to be exactly what she loved most about him. Family mattered deeply to both of them, and getting to know each other’s families confirmed that the qualities they loved in one another were genuine. The proposal was a complete surprise. Avery thought she was heading to family pictures, but Dalton had secretly gathered both of their families—including her dad and stepmom, whom she’d already said goodbye to before they left overseas for a year. He proposed overlooking the Tulsa skyline and the OSU tower, where he first asked her to be his girlfriend. Avery immediately said yes, knowing he was exactly the man she had always prayed for. Dalton and Avery are excited to build their life together in the home that Dalton purchased for them. They look forward to creating a lifetime of memories surrounded by their friends and family who helped bring them together.