We met while country swing dancing at our favorite downtown Denver bar, The Cowboy Lounge. Neither of us are sure when exactly we met, but by February 2015 we knew we'd danced with each other a few times there before, and finally exchanged numbers so we could spend more time together. By July, our story together had officially begun.

For my birthday, I wanted our friends to dress up in a group costume and go to a big Halloween party. I choose Toy Story as the theme, and Brandon and I dressed up as Woody & Bo Peep. Right after everyone finished singing happy birthday after dinner, he came around the table to sit by me, and pulled out a ring. He was so nervous, he forgot to get down on one knee, but I still said yes (although I did have him get down on one knee later to recreate the moment for a photo opp). We got to spend the rest of the night celebrating, and the costumes made for some great pictures!