We're getting married!

Branden and Nicole were both out with friends at a local bar in Long Beach. They kept catching each other's eye and felt an immediate attraction. Branden gathered up the courage to walk up to her - he told her that she was really pretty and wanted to buy her a drink. Nicole and Branden exchanged numbers by the end of the night. Nicole had fun but didn't think the bar was a great place to meet someone, and she never texted him back.

Several months after they had first met, Nicole was on a date at a restaurant halfway between their two apartments. As she was walking out, she saw Branden and thought he looked so familiar and so handsome. She later remembered where she knew him from, messaged him on Facebook, and asked if he wanted to go out for a drink. They met that week at a wine bar a few doors down, and the rest is history.

The night before they were leaving on a trip to Italy, Branden told her they were having dinner with his mom and sister, who were in town for the weekend. As she walked up to the restaurant, Branden was on the street corner, playing a song on his guitar that he had written for her and was surrounded by both of their families. The song ended with "will you be my wife", and in that moment, their dreams had come true.