We're not ashamed...it was a Hinge date! It was Lexi's first and only Hinge date and many of her girlfriends take credit for the whole relationship: being the one to download the app, swipe on the handsome Patrick, or approve of "Baltimore Patrick." We met for drinks at Saltwater Cowboys on Shem Creek on a Monday, the happy hour lasted about five hours and transitioned to dinner next door at Tavern and Table. We saw each other every day since..we could still tell you every date that first week. It was an absolute love at first sight, match made in heaven, the one we've been waiting for, how did it take this long to find each other, head over heels love story.

Patrick planned a return trip to Beaufort to pop the big question, where we spent our first getaway trip together. We stayed at the Rhett House Inn again, and due to COVID restrictions, no complimentary sweet tea (probably the number one actual reason Patrick wanted to stay there again). After spending the day strolling the streets of Beaufort, a romantic private sunset on the veranda of the inn with a bottle of wine was the perfect place for Patrick to propose!