We met at the most romantic of places - Pei Wei Asian Diner. The stars aligned as we both happened to be in the ordering line at the same time. With it being a long line, naturally, we started a conversation, which ended in Jerred asking for Madeline's number. Although everyone asks if we ate together, sadly, we did not! However, a relationship that began over fried rice proved to hold beautiful things.

After three and a half years of sushi dinners and dog park dates, Jerred decided it was time to pop the question. Madeline was set to graduate on May 5th of 2018, so her entire family - parents, brothers, grandparents, etc - planned to travel to Oklahoma, where Madeline was attending school. After graduation, Madeline and Jerred's family all went to Madeline's favorite restaurant to celebrate. After eating, Madeline's mom told her to go look at her graduation cake, which was at the front of the room. Jerred followed closely behind, and when Madeline turned around, there he was on one knee! It was a beautiful moment with everyone right there to celebrate, as it was truly the only time that all of our families were going to be in the same place, let alone the same state!