10 . 31 . 20

Thanks to our good friends Emily & RJ Martinez, we met for a double date at Five Windows Beer Co. in downtown Lodi one rainy, February night. Clear connections were made and so it began! Fast-forward about a month to our first "official" date, and from that moment on we were inseparable. Monday night dinner became our weekly tradition, and was often capped with a glass of wine by the fire. It didn't take us long to realize we were meant to be. And here we are - about to promise forever!

On an ordinary Wednesday evening, Carson came home from work expecting to walk inside to greet the boys. Instead, she walked in to a candle-covered dining room, her favorite song playing in the back, and Michael standing under the mistletoe. It didn't take her long to figure out what was going on, and the tears were flowing! Michael opened up a tiny box with the most beautiful ring and asked her to marry him.