They're Getting Married!

Amanda and Erik first met during Amanda's 22nd birthday party at her house in Saco, Maine while she was in her first year of pharmacy school. Amanda and Erik had no idea who each other were. Erik was attending the party with one of his best friends, Mike, who was dating one of Amanda's best friends Caiti at the time. The only significant memory Amanda has of Erik this night was when he randomly came up to her from across the room and boldly stated, "you wear contacts, huh?!" The couples timeline fast forwards to Halloween that year. It was that Halloween that Maine had a crazy blizzard and lost power! Despite the weather, Erik and Amanda hit it off that night and had a blast dancing and later getting stranded in the Old Port. That night Erik got Amanda's number, and the two started talking and hanging out after that! Amanda and Erik spent years as good friends, and gradually started realizing that their bond was getting stronger and stronger as time went on. Amanda was busy finishing pharmacy school, and Erik had some other commitments of his own, so the couple never made things "official". It wasn't until Caiti and Mike's wedding (where they didn't go as each other's dates) that Amanda and Erik realized that they should really give their relationship a shot, they made things official a few days later. They have been living their "happily ever after" ever since!

Amanda and Erik were engaged on Christmas Eve this past year! This was the couples first year with their puppy Roxie, so they decided to mix up their usual Christmas traditions and do something a little closer to home. Amanda and Erik had a romantic dinner at Petite Jacqueline overlooking the snowy cobble stone streets of Portland's Old Port. After dinner they had a cocktail at the Armory Lounge, where they have shared many date nights together. The night was winding down and the couple made their way back to the car, and Erik still hasn't taken the ring out of his pocket! Realizing that he had missed many romantic locations to pop the question, Erik suggested they go for just one more drink at the Top of the East to take in all the views of Portland. Amanda, being the crazy dog mom she is, in this moment pulled up Roxie on their puppy cam and realized she was getting antsy, and made Erik go right home instead! Had she messed up Erik's plans to propose?! As it turns out the night happened just the way Erik had wanted it to! When they got home, Erik had a present for Amanda to open that was from their dog, Roxie. Inside the small box was a dog tag that read "Dad wants to know if you will say yes". When Amanda looked up, Erik was down on one knee holding a box with her real present inside!