Taylor and Justin grew up just a few miles away from each other - on opposite sides of "the Bridge," but never managed to cross paths growing up. It wasn't until Taylor moved back to Macon after living in Atlanta for 13 years, bought an almost 100 year old house, and convinced her dad, Mark, to gut, expand, and totally redo the perfectly fine kitchen of said house that they actually met. Justin's dad, JR, who owns an electrical company, had to ride in and shed some light (pun intended) on the continually growing construction nightmare, I mean project. After spending multiple weeks at the house replacing old wires and hanging new light fixtures, JR apparently couldn't picture life without Mark and Taylor in it and rather emphatically insisted that "Taylor needed to meet his son." JR brought Justin by to help out a few weeks later, sparks flew when they first met (again, pun intended), phone numbers were exchanged, and the rest is history in the making! A huge thank you to Mark for always supporting his daughter's crazy schemes and dreams and to JR for liking Taylor enough to trust her with his son and to facilitate the meeting of a lifetime :)

Justin proposed on the rooftop of Hotel Forty Five, a frequent date night spot that offers the best view in the city and the couple's favorite cocktail. Taylor was under the impression he might propose the following week (while they were in St Thomas on vacation) but the responsibility of carrying a ring through airport security and across open waters was too great for Justin! So, that Friday afternoon, Justin - who is never on time and never in a hurry - showed up early to pick Taylor up and rushed her out the door. They grabbed two of their favorite cocktails at the Hotel45 rooftop bar and he dragged her outside to take a picture on the roof before the rain came. As she was primping and fixing her hair and outfit, Justin got down on one knee. Little did Taylor know, not only had Justin been working behind the scenes with Taylor's best friend to identify and find the ring of her dreams, he had also called ahead to the hotel and had someone on standby to take pictures of the moment and bring out a bottle of champagne to celebrate! Every detail was perfect.