Christopher and Natalie met by chance while both working for the same company. What started as friends for the first year, after spending more time together during a sales meeting in Dallas, they thought, "Okay. This could actually be something." Christopher lived in Royal Oak, Michigan and Natalie lived in Columbus, Ohio, so the next weekend Christopher made a trip down to Columbus for the weekend to visit Natalie. Their first date was to brunch and then to a LEGO pop up bar at night. After that weekend they decided to make it official!

Christopher planned a weekend getaway for Natalie’s birthday in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Marquette. The weekend was filled with hikes in the snow to see frozen waterfalls, “ice curtains”, an attempt to see Pictured Rocks; which turned into a two hour delay getting stuck in the snow, with no service. We had to wait for snowmobile riders to go by and take us to an area with cell service, so we could call a tow truck! Once we reached Marquette we stayed at the Landmark Inn. It is a beautiful boutique hotel in downtown. We visited breweries, watched live music, and ate great food. On Saturday we went for another hike to an area called Presque Isle Park. It is a gorgeous place in the winter. We hiked to a lookout where in the summer is a place to jump into Lake Superior, but in the winter it is a gorgeous view of frozen lake for miles. It is at the spot that Christopher got down on his knee and ask Natalie to marry him. That night they celebrated with champagne and a fancy dinner at Elizabeth’s Chop House, and then to a brewery until they stumbled their way back to the hotel. ***You can see pictures from this trip and others in the “Photos” tab of the website.