In true small-town movie fashion, she was moving from the big city of Nashville and was ready for a new chapter in a smaller town near her home state of Michigan. He was busy running his successful real estate career (plus a handful of other jobs) and wasn’t looking to add anyone else to the mix. A few house showings and conversations later, she realized his extroverted charm might help her meet new people in town and give her a look at the small town he called home. She asked him to grab a bourbon, which then turned into a six-hour dinner filled with laughter and stories. One day together turned into every day together, and those days carried them all the way to a sun-drenched afternoon in Italy, where he asked her to spend the rest of her life with him—an invitation she accepted with her whole heart. She found a heart and a home, and he found a home with a heart.