Mark and Dana met in April of 2016 at the French Quarter in Charlotte, NC. Dana was meeting with her cousin Adam who had just moved to Charlotte, and Mark happened to be with him. Mark knew Dana would be someone special in his life as soon as he met her. After meeting a few times, Dana agreed to go on their first date, brunch! Fast forward to the day they became a couple. Mark and Dana walked up to the host stand that was seated outside of the Asbury restaurant downtown and the hostess said "You must be the Williams!". We both laughed and said yes. That night was the first night of the rest of our lives together. We got engaged on July 6th 2017 in Beaufort, NC. Mark planned for some of their closest friends to be there waiting to surprise Dana after the proposal. It was perfect. We can't wait for the rest of our friends and family to celebrate our wedding with us this year!