Shannon and Kevin were introduced in 2018 by their friends Kristin and Robert. They were standing up in their wedding together later that year and were forced to go on a date to get to know each other. After Kevin came up with the courage to ask Shannon out to dinner, they met at Chicago Q for a BBQ date night. Shannon’s least favorite food is BBQ so Kevin was already off to a rough start. After a movie date, coffee along the Chicago river walk, a workout class and watching Harry Potter on repeat, they knew something special had started.

Shannon was out of town for a family wedding and Kevin offered to pick her up from the airport. They arrived home at 11:30pm and Shannon couldn’t wait to go to bed. As she went upstairs she noticed the bedroom door was closed (it’s never closed). There was a red rose laying across the door handles and she knew then what was about to happen. Shannon opened the door to an aisle of red rose petals and candles, and sparkling lights streamed across the windows. Kevin walked her “down the aisle” and asked her to marry him. Neither of them remember what was said but the excitement they felt at that moment will never be forgotten.