Just Love Me

Courtney and Brendan’s love story began the way many do these days—on a dating app. It was 2018, and they matched on Bumble. Brendan’s profile read, "6'9'', Attorney". Courtney was interested. Her opening line? “Are you really 6’9”? I’m 5’1”!” And so, the conversation started. They planned to meet up soon after, but life had other plans. Courtney got sent to Detroit for work, and just when she was supposed to fly back, one of the biggest snowstorms hit the Midwest. She spent eight hours stuck at the airport, and when she finally made it home to the Chicago suburbs, her car was buried under mountains of snow. Right on cue, Brendan reached out to see if they were still meeting up. Courtney explained her snowy dilemma and that she couldn’t get anywhere. His response? “You live in a Chicago suburb and don’t own a shovel?!” Spoiler alert: Courtney did not own a shovel. But luckily, Brendan did. Like a true knight in shining armor (well, a trench coat, boots, and shovel in hand), Brendan arrived—early, no less—to save the day. Meanwhile, Courtney was, unsurprisingly, running late, still getting ready as he knocked on her door. Once ready, they headed outside to locate her snowed-in car. Brendan shoveled it out and helped her move it, making quite the impression. After shoveling her car out of its snowy trap, he took Courtney to Cooper’s Hawk for their first date, where they got to the important questions right away. Courtney, being herself, asked the hard-hitting one: “So, who did you vote for?” Courtney immediately fell head over heels for him. She knew Brendan was her person, and never let him go. Fast forward seven and a half years, and they’re getting ready to say “I do”, promising to love each other forever!