Noemi found herself without a plus one and on the fence about attending the wedding, while Conor was called last minute to be a friend's arm-candy. Call it fate, good luck, or a simple blessing, but the two of them found themselves at the same wedding. There was an instant connection, they laughed and danced the night away. Conor couldn't keep his eyes off of Noemi and she couldn't stop smiling when looking at him. The night was coming to a close when Conor mustered up the courage to ask for her number. It felt like a weight had been lifted from HER chest, all night she was hoping he would ask, so with butterflies going crazy in her stomach she gave it to him. They tried to hold on to the very last moments of the night but it had come to an end. As they said their goodbyes, Conor sweetly kissed Noemi on her forehead and they went their separate ways. Little did either one of them know, that that moment was the beginning of their forever.

Countless hours of face-time dates, phone calls, text messages and back and forth visiting trips led to this one monumental moment. Conor served in the Air Force for 6 years and while serving he traveled to different places, one specific place was Uganda. He shared many stories with Noemi about his deployments and experiences and about the people he met on these trips. So when he told Noemi his friend from Uganda was coming to the states for the first time on Saturday and wanted her to meet him it didn't seem out of the norm. Saturday came and they headed out to St Augustine to meet Conor's friend. On the way there Conor mentioned that an old friend of his would be meeting up with them as well since he lived in the area, again this didn't throw up any red flags. The trio met up at a coffee shop and were just waiting on the friend from Uganda. Conor suggested they utilize their waiting time by enjoying the outdoors and the architecture that St. Augustine had to offer. They found themselves infront of a beautiful church and of course the couple had to take a picture in front of it. Conor secured the perfect spot and asked Noemi to join him to take the picture. While Noemi stared at the wonder of the building, Conor lost himself staring at his beautiful girlfriend, excited and nervous about what he was about to do. He found the words to say, " hey babe, do you like this spot." Noemi replied," yea, its nice, it pretty for a picture." Then getting down on one knee Conor said, " good cause I want you to remember it forever, Will you marry me?" Time seemed to freeze and through the shock Noemi was able to excitingly answer, YES!

Now Conor and Noemi love to surprise each other so the proposal would be no different. While they embraced, kissed and enjoyed the moment, a professional photographer popped out of now where! She captured the whole thing and jumped right into taking pictures of the newly engaged couple. While taking these photos Noemi's 2nd surprised crept up behind her. Conor flew her best friend from TN to be apart of their amazing moment. Everything that jus occurred in the last 10mins settled in and the tears started to flow. that moment in time was perfect. 03.11.17