We're getting married!

As recent high school graduates, we were both in a massive group chat for the incoming freshman class for UNG! We began talking privately outside of the group chat and became good friends. Nathan was taking summer classes in a language program at UNG, so I (Katie) would go and visit him and our friend Anthony all summer with my freshman year roommate, Isabelle. Once school started in the fall, our relationship dwindled and was set aside. Sophomore year rolled around and we began talking again the first week of classes. We both knew what we used to have never really faded, and we began to take things more serious and further. It all is history from there! We started officially dating on October 13th, 2017--and have been together ever since! Thank God for 200+ people group messages and the University of North Georgia!

Katie and I were on vacation in North Topsail Beach, North Carolina for my fraternities formal. We were going to be there for a few days, so I planned a photo shoot on the beach for her and I. My fraternity brother, Will, is a photographer, so I had him in on the plan to propose. Katie just thought we were going to take pictures on the beach, as we did not have any professional photos taken of us since we had been dating. It was Wednesday, May 15th, and the evening of the photo shoot. We both got ready and headed down to the beach with Will and his girlfriend Alex. We began taking a couple of normal couple photos, and proceeded naturally. Alex went over to help Katie with her dress and hair, as I snuck over with Will to grab the ring out of his camera bag. I went back over to Katie, and she had no idea what was about to come her way! I was talking in her ear about our future and how much I love her and made her turn around. As she turned around to face me, I got down on one knee and proposed to her! She excitedly said yes! We were so blessed to have Will there to document our special moment!