Wes was the new guy in the neighborhood. We met for the first time hanging out with other neighbors outside, in July of 2020. He thought I wasn’t interested in speaking to him (perhaps because I had a boyfriend at the time), until a week after meeting me, my mom hinted that I was now single. Wes took that as a sign to ask me out and when he did, I said yes. We have been crazy about each other ever since.

I booked a Christmas tour of the Biltmore House, since I had not been in years, and Wes had never been at all. We like doing weekend getaways and I thought this would be a fun activity. While getting our picture taken in front of the house, Wes pulled away from me and hit the ground on one knee. He presented me with the most beautiful ring I had ever seen and asked me to marry him. The tears rolled immediately and I, of course, said “Yes!” to marrying my best friend.