Once upon a time a bartender catered to me in my first legal age of drinking. He tolerated me and my best friend yelling his name and asking for Alabama Slammers. Fast forward a few years later, our paths cross once again. It was instant chemistry. Soon came many smiles, laughs, late nights, and long talks. This quickly laid the foundation for an amazing friendship. We soon became inseparable and quickly discovered that we work best as a TEAM.

When we moved into our home together we thought it would be fun to throw a Memorial Day picnic. It was so much fun, we thought we would do it every year. With the house, and ourselves, decked out in the most ridiculous festive items we could find, we were ready for our '2nd Annual Kick Off to Summer' cookout. As we all gathered with our friends and family for a group photo, he got down on one knee and said, "I love you, Jessica." He pulled the ring out of his pocket. Before he could even actually ask, my voice crackling with emotion, I said "YES!!!" We were engaged! We were excited and ready to start planning our big day.