We've known each other for ten years through our church. I work in the Celebrative Arts ministry where Steve volunteers as a singer and actor. Our friends, John George & Devon Fancher, often hosted game nights at their house (where our wedding will be held) and invited a bunch of their friends. Steve and I rarely knew anyone there except for each other. We got to know each other better through these game nights. Every time we had a game night, I found myself excited about the chance to see Steve and was disappointed when our time together came to an end. Finally after one of these game nights, while driving to the airport with the Fanchers, I sent Steve a message sharing how I felt about being in his company and suggested we hang out sometime to see if this could be something special. I realized he may be completely uninterested, so I gave him an out. "If you're not interested just say the safe word and we'll act like this never happened and carry on as just friends. The safe word is "STUDEBAKER." (Studebaker is the street we were driving past in Long Beach.) Thankfully Steve did NOT reply with Studebaker and he took me on our first date the next weekend!