It was the first weekend that Chicago had reopened restaurants after the lockdown, and Carley was out at a restaurant for the first time in over 3 months having drinks with friends. George's match request popped up on Carley's dating app and she thought it would be fun to meet him out that night. Fast forward a week and George and Carley had seen each other numerous times. Neither of them knew it then but that random Hinge match would evolve into so much more. July 2 will always be a special date for us- so it only made sense to get married on that date, three years after meeting! (and maybe add in a little Court House wedding on July 2, 2022!)

We had been into doing puzzles lately (winters in Chicago will do that to you), and on a random Tuesday night in March at 9pm, George forced Carley to start a new puzzle. Unbeknownst to her, George had put an engagement ring in the box. After searching for corner pieces for 15 minutes, and not seeing the ring (George was as calm as could be, too), Carley finally took out a handful and saw the ring in her hand. It was the sweetest, most surprising proposal!