Fall. 2015. Dean had landed a job at Textron Aviation. Kristin had just entered her sophomore year at Wichita State. They both arrived at a Christian Challenge BBQ where they met, made small talk, and went about their day as usual. On July 3rd, Dean asked Kristin to go watch fireworks. Unsure, Kristin was unfortunately "busy with family things" that evening. Time passed, and Dean and Kristin had become good friends. In the Summer of 2017, Dean and Kristin ventured to separate parts of the world to share the love of Jesus. When they came back, Kristin and Dean continued growing closer. A few more months passed, and Dean asked Kristin on a date. She gently turned him down... again. A few more months passed, and Dean and Kristin were practicing for an upcoming band gig. Kristin at this time was thinking "man, he's cute". She was in like. Dean and Kristin began dating in February of 2018, and fell in love quickly. When you know, you know. Ya know?

When Kristin was in high school, she decided that the song God Gave Me You, by Blake Shelton, was the song she was going to dedicate to her future husband one day. Every time that song came on the radio, she would get this hopeful grin on her face, dreaming about her forever friend. When she and Dean began dating, she told him about this song in a random car conversation one night. Kristin then frequently heard the song on the radio, and would grin a cheesy grin. Fast forward, and Dean was playing at an open Mic night at a coffee shop. He insisted that he was nervous, and didn't want many people there. So when Kristin's family and best friend showed up, he acted petrified. Little did she know, it was all an act. Dean played a few songs and then called her on stage, sat her down, and began playing and singing God Gave Me You, by Blake Shelton. He then approached her, got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. Of course she said yes!!