Blake and Steffi are a product of the Hinge dating app in the middle of a pandemic! They met in person for the first time at the Yard House in St. Louis Park, West End where the date lasted for hours. They both pretty much knew on that first night they were one another's person and that they wanted to do the rest of this crazy life with each other!
December 31, 2021 started in the parking garage in West End at the exact parking spot where Steffi & Blake first met. They walked the same path as they did on their first date (the LONG way) to their restaurant (Yard House) in the most perfect New Year's Eve snowfall. He convinced her that they just had to stop and look at this picture-perfect Christmas tree. Which is where he told her that having her by his side truly brought him the greatest happiness and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Spoiler alert: she said YES!! They walked inside and she was welcomed with a dozen roses, the restaurant cheering and the family waiting to celebrate in the same spot they sat on their first date! It was perfectly planned (hats off to Blake) and so special to their story. It truly was the perfect "Hallmark Movie" proposal!