We met through a mutual friend (hey Rebecca!) at a local bar in Timonium, Maryland called Hightopps in October of 2014. After that night, we both believed we would never see each other again because Liz lived in Myrtle Beach and Eric in Parkville, Maryland. But love has a funny way of working itself out. Liz came home for both Thanksgiving and Christmas that year to see family. While in Maryland, Eric and Liz met again and again and grew closer and closer and finally by February had begun dating. After 3 LONG years of dating long distance, thank God for spirit airlines, Eric proposed and moved to Myrtle Beach.

The proposal was perfect. Eric surprised Liz by taking her to a lantern festival in York, Pennslyvania. When everyone started lighting off lanterns Eric got down to light the lantern he pulled out the ring and asked Liz to marry him. He had arranged for her parents to come from Myrtle Beach and friends came from all over the country (literally) to be there for the night and surprise her after the proposal. The whole night was beautiful and a total Rapunzel moment, except for when the lantern he lit almost took out people near by :)