It was move-in day freshman year at GVSU and I got a text from a friend from high school, Dan Geary, inviting me to come check out his dorm after moving in. I had girlfriends visiting and I only agreed to come over if Dan could tell me if he thought his roommate was cute, to which he said had no idea how to answer lol. Out of curiosity my friends and I went over to Dan's anyway. After conversing for awhile I asked Dan where his roommate was and for his name. Brad was in the bathroom finishing up showering after just having moved in, so I yelled out his name and told him to come out of the bathroom so I could say hi. No joke…it was like a scene out of a movie; the door opened, steam rolled out of the bathroom and out walked Brad in head-to-toe MSU gear (let me tell you my heart LEAPT). We immediately hit it off and began talking about MSU, video games and how I went to high school with Dan. What really won me over were Brad's yo-yo tricks lol. No longer than two minutes after leaving their dorm Dan texted me saying that Brad thought I was cute and could he have my number. As soon as I got that text I told myself "I’m gonna marry that guy"...and the rest is history!

We were up in Charlevoix because I was in Hailey's (one of my bridesmaids) wedding on Sunday, August 8. Saturday after the rehearsal lunch Brad, Bob & Amy (Brad's second cousins whom we were staying with for the weekend), and I went out on their boat for a few hours to enjoy the beautiful evening. When we got back, Brad asked if I’d like to go watch the sunset with him on the dock. I had NO suspicion he was going to propose since he knew that I had dedicated that weekend to supporting my friend and her own wedding. Therefore I was SO shocked when he told me to turn around and I found him on one knee!!! He was so choked up and I was bawling. Amy was able to capture the whole thing from her balcony and I am so grateful that we have these photos to look back on and remember one of the happiest moments of our lives!