Love, Laughter, and Happily Ever After, We're Getting Married!

Julia and Steven had each spent years searching for the right person, so they both decided to give Bumble a try. For Julia, this dating app was a refreshing chance to take control and make the first move, as it was a female-first platform. While browsing through profiles, Julia came across Steven’s and felt an instant spark. Though he wasn’t exactly her usual type, there was something about him that piqued her interest, and she decided to give him a chance. For their first date, Julia left it up to Steven to choose the restaurant, asking him to pick somewhere that was halfway between their locations. What she didn’t know was that Steven had a surprise in store, which she later found out—he was planning to take her to a restaurant where his sister, Jenn, worked as a waitress. It was a subtle way for Steven to get a second opinion into who Julia really was. But fate had other plans. On her way to meet Steven, Julia’s car broke down, and she found herself stranded on the side of the highway with a flat tire. Steven, not knowing the real reason behind her silence, began to think Julia was backing out of their date. He tried calling and texting her, but she was too busy handling the situation herself to respond. By the time she was able to return his calls, Steven had already assumed the worst and was on his way home, believing she had lied about the flat tire. Finally, Julia called him back and gave him her location as he was determined to find her and help. As Steven drove back to her, he was surprised to see her, in the pouring rain, trying to replace the flat tire on her own. He had assumed that most women couldn’t fix something like that, but Julia wasn’t like most women. As Steven pulled up in his white BMW, Julia was caught off guard. In their conversations on Bumble, she had learned that he worked as an Operating Engineer, and she had expected him to show up in a truck, not a sleek car. Still, she didn’t let it faze her and continued to focus on fixing the tire. Steven walked up to her, offering help, and in that moment, something clicked. As Steven later described it, “I fell in love with you the first night we met, when you looked up at me in the pouring rain, fixing your tire all on your own. Our eyes met for the first time, and I instantly fell in love. You were so cute, and in that moment, I knew you were the one. The rain was coming down, but you looked so beautiful.” After the tire was fixed, the two of them headed to a nearby TGI Fridays, where they shared one of the most memorable and fun dates of their lives. From that night on, their connection deepened, and the rest truly became history. 5 Years Later: January 22, 2024, Steven proposed 3,000ft up on Bromley Mountain in Vermont & Julia said YES!