In a small town called Springdale is where it all began. John, a senior and football star, was helping to take his team to the playoffs. He was rough around the edges, and very loud. You could say he was a beast of a man. Although very intelligent, his focus was to enjoy every bit of high school with his best friends and his football career. Courtney, a freshman and star student, was focused on doing well in school and getting the grades. If there was a clipboard, her name was on it. She was in most clubs, played three sports, but most of all, she was known for her musical talents. The stage was where she shined. Their paths cross in the heat of the football season. John and the rest of the team needed girls to wear their jerseys. That’s when this beauty, Courtney, caught his eye! Of course she said yes when he would ask her and they became friends. They talked for a little while after high school, but eventually their lives took different paths. John went on to follow his talent in athletics to the Naval Academy where he played football and became an officer in the United States Navy. Courtney went on to follow her passion of helping people and became a cheerful and beautiful little dental assistant. Years later, their paths crossed again! With the help of John’s aunt, they were the best of friends again. John still had not found a beauty to fit into his tough and beastly lifestyle. Even on the first date, he wore sweatpants! But the beauty Courtney looked deep inside and gave this beast of a man a chance. For beauty is found from within, and that is just what she saw in John. They were never part from that moment on. The time came where choices had to be made, Courtney needing to leave her loving family for a new adventure with tough John, or not have him in her life. John also had to decide to let this smart, beautiful woman into his life for good. So on September 15, on the top of Big Sur, California, John asked Courtney to be his wife...and she said yes!