It was the summer of 2015, I was blessed to make the acquaintance of the person who changed my life. It started with a conversation and quickly became a friendship. Our friendship was genuine and true. As friends we shared honest truths, embarrassing moments, and the joys of parenting (LOL). After several months of friendship we decided to become more than friends.

(BACK STORY) In March, Brandon and Ms. Vertis (Latory's Mother) began orchestrating a plan for the proposal on April 15, 2017. The plan was... a surprise dinner to celebrate the accomplishments of Brandon as a chef, but it was really a diversion for the proposal to Latory. We knew the only way to make this a complete surprise was to not tell anyone the real motive behind the dinner. Also, we knew we had to include Tory in the planning process to some degree. Well, to accomplish that, we removed me from the equation and Ms. Vertis convinced Latory to begin inviting people to the surprise dinner. (THE PROPOSAL) We pulled up to the restaurant and I (Brandon) began to notice some familiar faces so I pretended to be curious and wanted to know why so many of our family members were there. Tory began saying it was a surprise dinner and they wanted to celebrate my success and wanted me to feel special. We walked into the restaurant and as Tory sat down, she said, "WE GOT HIM Y'ALL." And, that's when I told her we weren't there for me, we were there for her. I went down on one knee and asked her to marry me. SHE SAID, "YES!!!"