We met at a mutual friend's graduation party at The Garden in Moscow, ID but it wasn't until later in the night when we finally bonded over our mutual love for Lord of the Rings, Firefly, and all the nerdy things. It wasn't long before we moved in together (well, almost a year) and added a few more animals to our zoo.

Brooke's POV It was a quick trip to Leavenworth, WA on a chilly but dry September weekend. He was pretty adamant about wanting to take a little hike up the river after breakfast (I came to learn later that he was pretty nervous this whole time and not at all hungry). We hiked for about an hour and crossed a log to a little island in the middle of the river where David set the camera to record (being a photographer, he always has his camera with him). He got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! I cried a lot so no, you cannot see the video! How embarrassing! He then pulled out a bottle of champagne to celebrate. I floated back across that log and spent the rest of the day in complete bliss knowing that I would soon be marrying my best friend!