They met at Gateway Church years ago. Ben played guitar and Katie was a leader in the same class, Mix 56. Honestly, they owe it all to that room and our friend Joseph (there's your credit, dude). He totally called it! They had been texting back and forth pretty much non-stop for about 3 days. Ben had a gig on a Sunday afternoon on the 27th of May 2018, in Richardson TX at a youth group church event. Ben said, "I'll text you after rehearsal." Next thing you know, Katie is asking to come see him play! She came to the gig and really enjoyed watching Ben play! After the gig was over and Ben was packing up, he was going back and forth in his mind as to whether or not he was going to ask her to go see the new Star Wars movie, Solo. (They had been talking about the movie since it had just come out on the Thursday before.) They went to see the movie that night and then talked in the parking lot for hours. They went on dates every night that week, and exactly one week later they made it official! They have been inseparable ever since!
Fast forward 6 months... They are in Colorado on a ski trip/vacation. After their second day skiing they were on the way back to the cabin and Ben said, "I want to show you something!" He turned onto a winding mountain road and they started to climb. About 30 minutes later they were standing on frozen Echo Lake at the base of Mount Evans, 10,500 feet above sea level. It was 6 degrees outside and the wind was blowing. They walked out on the lake and all Katie wanted to do was go back to the car to warm up. But, Ben insisted that they stay out there for a little bit longer. Ben fumbled in his pocket, pulled out a small box, dropped to one knee and proposed! She said YES!!! They took a few pictures and then ran back to the car to get warmed up! Best ski trip/vacation ever!!