We're getting married!

Riley and Connor met on December 31, 2018 at the Mayo Hotel in downtown Tulsa. While they were not together as the clock struck midnight, Connor woo'd Riley shortly after with his wicked dance moves. The next two weeks were a whirlwind of date nights as Connor started his career at Deloitte and Riley was anticipating returning to Missouri for her final semester of college. Riley and Connor knew they had something special together and were determined to make their long distance relationship work. Once Riley returned to Columbia, Missouri the couple continued to grow their relationship through Facetime calls and weekend trips to see each other. Riley permanently moved back to Tulsa in May 2019 and the couple has been inseparable ever since.

On January 22nd, 2021, Connor told Riley that he had made a reservation at a nice steakhouse in downtown Tulsa for dinner. While Riley was getting ready for their date night, Connor asked her if they could go somewhere for drinks before their reservation that evening. The couple headed to Indigo Hotel’s rooftop bar in downtown Tulsa and each ordered a drink. While they were waiting on their drinks, Connor invited Riley to go outside on the bar's balcony to look at the Tulsa skyline. Riley was hesitant because of the cold January weather but Connor seemed persistent to go outside. As Riley was opening the door to the balcony, she saw multiple bouquets of flowers lined up on the balcony's edge with a card in the middle with her name on it. Inside the card were words of affirmation and love written by Connor. Connor got on one knee and Riley couldn't contain her excitement and said "Yes!" before Connor even asked her to marry him. After the proposal, the couple headed inside to finish their drinks and head to their dinner a couple blocks away. Before they left the hotel, Connor told Riley that he wanted to thank the manager of the hotel for allowing him to use the rooftop for his proposal. Lo and behold, Connor led Riley to a private dining room next to the lobby of the hotel where her dearest friends and family were waiting to congratulate the couple on their engagement. On top of the surprise proposal, Connor had also arranged for Riley's closest friends from college to come in town as well as her grandparents from Texas. That special weekend will be hard to beat for Riley and Connor.