As much as we all love to hate dating apps, for our love story they actually worked! We matched on Bumble in April of 2021 and after one short week of messaging and calls we decided to meet in person for our first date. Ryan planned our entire day together. He took off work so I could meet him while I was on Easter Break from teaching. We met in Brookhaven at the Bozeman Tire because I had mentioned needing an oil change, so he set up my appointment for me… Needless to say, I was already impressed by his thoughtfulness. He took me to his favorite lunch spot and then we walked down the street to the ice cream shop nearby. We both love the outdoors, so he brought me to the Windsor Ruins. It was the most beautiful, blue-sky Spring day. We also went for a walk around the Port Gibson military park where he used to go camping with his family when he was young. The long drive there and back allowed us time to talk and sing with each other. We both knew by the end of that first day that this match was special and we quickly planned more dates to follow. These cherished memories of our first date were relived when we returned to the locations for our engagement pictures.

It was the most wonderful time of the year, and we had planned to go to the Acadian Christmas Village with some of our dear friends. We were going to enjoy the Christmas lights and the festival atmosphere. I did not suspect a thing because Ryan made me think I was the one organizing the plans when he was really pulling all the strings from behind the scenes. After we arrived, we decided to take some pictures together in front of a pretty light display. We posed back-to-back and when I turned around he was already on one knee! It was the most wonderful surprise ever. Of course I said YES!!! We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter in our lives with you. See you in Brookhaven!