As a kid Brittany would go down to her grandmas house and on a busy weekend would "help" her with small tasks at the famous bar named "HOPS Hideaway" (RIP). Little be known Patrick's family would go to that very bar almost every night on the weekends. A few years later Brittany's dad repetitively told her she needed to meet this "nice boy who called him Sir". Finally, 2 years later, Brittany came down for the July 4th weekend and her dad trapped her into meeting Patrick. After an awkward first encounter, they went on to have an amazing weekend on the river and shortly after started dating. The river has continued to be a special place for us and that is where Patrick proposed to Brittany 3 years later.