It's Finally Happening!

Justin and Shelby met in their first semester of college at North Dakota State University while working together as interns at a reptile and amphibian collection. Justin was absolutely smitten from the start, but Shelby was taken... Justin didn't mind, he fell in love with her the moment he saw her and was patient. After her first heart surgery, Justin sent flowers to her hospital room while he was in Florida for his birthday, and Shelby's mom and her both knew then and there he was special and needed to stick around.

Justin took Shelby fishing for their first date and it will always be a date to remember. After countless hours of fishing in an aluminum boat with the two of them being more worried about catching the most fish than reapplying sunscreen, they were FRIED! They left the lake and headed over to Justin's aunt and uncles house so he could impress Shelby with his wake surfing skills. (Who introduces girls to their extended family on the first date? JUSTIN). As soon as they arrive, Justin's aunt announces that she was so excited to meet Shelby as she had been "Facebook stalking her" all day. When finally out on the water, Justin's little cousin decides to announce she knows how to tie knots now by untying Shelby's swimsuit bottoms!! With a little bit of flashing, and way too much sun, their embarrassing date started something very special.

While camping at Maplewood State Park and celebrating their four year anniversary, Shelby had just woken up in the tent and Justin yelled for her to come down to the lake because he had "caught a toad". Shelby of course wanted to see it, so she got up and walked down to find Justin turned away from her hunched down on the ground. When she got closer, he turned around on one knee and asked her to marry him. He used the same line four years earlier, getting her out of her house so he could ask her out. She's a sucker for toads...