In April of last year, Paul's best friends and teammates from Tech planned a weekend cabin trip. A few of these friends were also Jaime's friends from Crossfit, and when they realized there was extra space (and a secret matchmaking opportunity) she was invited along. Jaime will tell you she immediately appreciated Paul's expertise on charcuterie boards and planning weekend getaways, while Paul will tell you he first noticed Jaime's legs in Lululemon leggings. Typical. Although they spent cabin weekend getting to know each other as friends (especially after Antonio told Paul that Jaime would likely not be interested in him), they both went home knowing there was something very special and intriguing about the other. After throwing out all of the clues to the very clueless Paul, Jaime decided to bite the bullet and ask him to dinner. As they say, the rest is history.

Paul knew he wanted to propose to Jaime on their trip to Banff in Canada. To make a very long story short, all of Paul's plans including photographers and times and lakes went down the drain due to unforeseen circumstances involving weather and lodging. Paul moved to plan B and then plan C and then plan D as Jaime unknowingly ruined all of these by walking away too quickly or refusing to go somewhere. Typical. Rainy weather caused a big change of plans in their itinerary, and they ended up hiking Johnston Canyon at 6:30 pm. Paul went down on one knee overlooking the lower falls, and Jaime was so flustered that she said "yes" before Paul even had the chance to ask her if she would marry him. Although all of the plans went wrong, everything felt just right. 💕