We’re getting married!

Matthew and Courtney met in college and always knew of each other. They were never in the same friend group but since they went to a small school, they saw each other often and got to know each other a little bit. Courtney had a huge crush on him, but as an underclassmen, she was nervous around him! Somehow, someway..their paths crossed...

Flash forward about a year a half after Matthew graduated college, Courtney was finishing up her senior year and heard that he was moving back to Minnesota from Boston. In early October, she reached out to Matthew and when she came to "visit her brother in college" in the Twin Cities, the two went on their first date and talked nonstop for 4 hours. The rest is history.

Courtney thought this was going to happen on their 8 month anniversary (the day before). They went out for a nice date downtown, and she wore a cute outfit because she really thought it was going to happen. Well, somehow it came up and she told Matthew that she really thought it was going to happen that day. His response made her concerned and she worried if it wouldn't happen for a while. So a proposal was not on her radar... The next day, the two were headed down to Iowa for a family event, and Matthew decided to take Courtney on a little pit stop. They went to get coffee at their first date spot, and Courtney didn't think anything of this because they had been back since their first date. Then they got breakfast at their second date spot, and Courtney thought they would need to get on the road to get down to Iowa. Well, Matthew had one more thing in mind. He took her to Minnehaha Falls and once they arrived there, Courtney could sense Matthew was acting funny. He tried to hide something in his sweatshirt, and then quickly needed to go to the bathroom. Courtney started to get nervous because she knew it was probably going to happen. She didn't want a thousand people watching, so she tried to take him back along the trails to a quieter spot, however, she was leading him further away from the spot he already picked out. Eventually, Matthew brought her up to a pergola and got down on one knee and asked Courtney to marry him! It was the best moment ever.

We are beyond excited to celebrate with you all! See you soon :)