Our friends were dating at the time and thought about setting us up several times. Sometime after our friends moved in together Brandon, ‘B’ visited them for the weekend to party because that’s what he used to do— all the time! I happened to be at work when my MOH, Bryn posted a picture of B on Instagram and when I saw it texted her “oh that’s Brandon, he’s cute.” She insisted I come by to meet him, but also to see her new place. I’ll admit she didn’t have to twist my arm too hard. Hours later I swung by and immediately after meeting B told her “don’t push this, this guy is not interested!” Come to find out, B thought I was there to hang out with Bryn. He was waiting to go party with his friend! We were sitting on their rooftop having dinner when I asked if he would share a bite size piece of his steak. I should add that we were all having bratwurst for dinner that night, but since they had cheese Brandon went and bought himself steak. One piece just for him! He reluctantly gave me a piece after his friend gave him a hard time about not sharing. He was not happy about it! Hours later, still clueless that I was there to meet him, I asked him about computers and he finally caught on! Almost 4 hours later, we finally were smiling, flirting and all that jazz. 8 years later he shares his steak and even lets me have the last piece. P.S. This version of 'our story' was approved by the groom.

In typical B fashion, he waited until the last day of our trip in Hawaii to propose. Nevertheless, it was perfect, just as I imagined, a private and intimate setting at a beach all to ourselves, and just as the sun set he got on one knee and made me the happiest I’ve ever been! We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter in our lives with you. See you in San Clemente!