Evan and I met in Nashville, TN. I was living in Illinois at the time and on a trip with two friends celebrating the end of our first year of teaching. Evan was living in Indiana and on an annual trip with a friend for CMA Fest. My friends and I went to Whiskey Bent Saloon on Sunday based on a recommendation from a friend. However, Sunday at Whiskey Bent is apparently swing dance day. We didn’t stay long and weren’t sure why a friend would highly recommend this bar. On Monday, we walked by and decided to give the bar another chance. It wasn’t very busy so we found 3 chairs at the bar, next to two guys we didn’t know. At one point in the music set, the singer asked if anyone was in Nashville for the first time. My two friends were battling over raising our “first time” friend’s hand and almost hit the guy next to us in the face. We all got a good laugh out of it and starting talking to the two guys sitting next to us. We ended up chatting for a while, then going to dinner all together and then hanging out the next 3 days until we left. Evan and I stayed in contact, met up again about a month later and the rest is history. We spent several months traveling back and forth from Illinois to Indiana before I made the move permanent.

Fast forward 3 1/2 years, we went on a weekend trip to Nashville with some friends. We spent all day Saturday doing what we love in Nashville; eating, drinking and listening to live music. We ventured to Whiskey Bent Saloon to show our friends where we met and grab a drink. Evan then took me to the exact spot at the bar where we met and got down on one knee. I obviously cried a ton and said yes!!! We are so excited for this next chapter in our lives!