Cory and Jacque met where most modern day couples meet, online. Cory initiated the correspondence with a classic, "Hey beautiful!" They hit it off right from the start as both their witty personalities came to life with each other. They spent a wonderful week going on dates, getting to know each other, and enjoying each other's company. On July 22, a day before Cory's birthday, Jacque could not decide what she should get her new beau as they had only known each other for a week. When she asked him, he replied, "I know what you can give me for my birthday, you can be my girlfriend." Jacque was surprised he asked so quickly. She asked if he was sure and Cory replied that he knew what he wanted. That was the day they started officially dating.
It was a typical summer Saturday night and Cory had ordered a pizza for dinner. The couple went to pick up their dinner and while they were in the parking lot at Domino's, Cory said something that was so silly and cute that Jacque almost let those three little words slip out. She caught herself and instead said, "I liiiike you." Cory laughed and beamed at her because she was not going to be let off the hook that easily. He teased her with his own, "I liiiike you too." Jacque blushed because she realized that she had already fallen in love with her handsome boyfriend of only a month. When you spend so much time with a person in a short period of time, anything can happen. Cory felt the same way because that night after dinner, he expressed his true, "I love you", technically saying it first. Jacque replied that she loved him too; and then they repeated it over and over all night because when you love someone, you never tire of telling them.
Throughout the course of their relationship, Cory understood how important it was for Jacque to get married in the Catholic Church; and to raise her future family in the faith in which she was raised. He started reading and learning about the different aspects, culture, and history of the Church. He opened his heart more to the idea and started attending mass with Jacque. Then, he accepted an invitation from Jacque's dad to go to the Men's ACTS Retreat in the Spring of 2016. On his retreat, Cory felt the call from God and the love of Christ. He decided to embrace the faith and take the necessary steps to covert to Catholicism. When he returned to Huntsville, he signed up for RCIA classes (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). He spent a year learning more about the Catholic faith and preparing for his sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. Cory was fully initiated into the Catholic Church on April 15, 2017. Jacque was so thrilled to share her faith with the man she truly loved. She was so excited for Cory and was literally caught off guard with the plan he had up his sleeve! After the Easter Vigil mass, Cory and Jacque drove back to her apartment. Under the guise that her family went to pick up a late night snack, Cory asked Jacque to play the handmade board game he had made for her, as a gift on her previous birthday. She accepted his invitation to play. Very early into the game, after rolling the dice she picked up a question card to read to Cory, but to her surprise what she found was a question for her! Cory came around the table, got down on one knee, and asked Jacque to spend the rest of her life with him. Absolutely surprised by the proposal but not hesitating at all, she said "Yes"!