We met on a Friday night in May of 2016. We were both out with some friends in Virginia Highlands in Atlanta. After an unintentional (whoops!) wild goose chase, Gavin was finally able to track Claire down. And we've pretty much been attached at the hip ever since.

We booked a somewhat spontaneous trip to Paris in the Spring after coming across a great deal that was the perfect excuse to explore somewhere new together. We arrived in the morning and were incredibly jetlagged, so we spent a majority of our first day walking around half-asleep and soaking in what we could. We woke up the second morning refreshed and ready to explore. I had (obviously) prepared a detailed itinerary, and our first day was to be full of seeing all the Paris things. We saw the Eiffel Tower and walked along the Seine working up our appetites for lunch. We then wandered the streets looking for a good place to grab some food and finally decided on a little cafe right across from the Tuileries Garden and the Louvre. We rested our feet and refueled with bread, cheese and beer. We then walked through the Tuileries Garden on the way to the Louvre and stopped to sit by a beautiful fountain and take it all in. After a few minutes, I suggested we make our way to the Louvre. When we got up, Gavin stopped and hugged me and said the sweetest things before getting down on one knee and asking me to marry him. I was so surprised I couldn't do anything but put my hand over my mouth and say "are you serious!". He repeated himself and of course I said “Yes!”. We spent the rest of the day on cloud 9 celebrating around the city. It was the most perfect day.