Some love stories begin in the most perfectly ordinary places. Susan and Tanner’s began over chips and salsa at Gringos, a Mexican restaurant, where a casual first date turned into hours of laughter and conversation that neither wanted to end. After just a couple of dates, they both knew this was the person they’d each been waiting for. They became that couple at the beach, the ones so lost in each other that the rest of the world simply faded away. While the waves crashed and the sun melted into the horizon, they only had eyes for each other. Completely, unapologetically, head over heels. When Tanner planned the proposal, he knew it had to be perfect. After a dinner that gave nothing away, he led Susan to the dock under the night sky at their Surfside Beach house and in that quiet, magical moment, he asked her to be his forever. Of course, she said yes. Their love story now includes a family of three — Susan, Tanner, and Chester Wester Sylvester Richardson, their beloved orange cat who has been along for the adventure from the start. Their favorite chapter is still to come, and they can’t wait to celebrate it surrounded by the people they love most. Count down the days with them as they begin their forever.