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October 17, 2020
Idaville, Indiana
#tohaveandtohood2020

Erika & Braden

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Braden Hood

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Erika Shaw

#tohaveandtohood2020

October 17, 2020

Idaville, Indiana

Our Story

*Spoiler Alert* We are that couple that met online.

Once upon a time, two Hoosiers followed the same person on Instagram (a person that neither of us had really ever talked to might I add). I came up in his follow suggestions, he threw out a line. I left him on "read" for 3 days before I finally decided he wasn't too terribly creepy. After talking for about a month, he finally asked me on a date. The funny story is that I had to cancel because of a horrific allergic reaction. Naturally, he thought I was blowing him off but we kept talking and about 2 weeks later, I was well enough to go on our first date. That was the best decision I ever made. I knew we were meant to be when he sat down in the movie theater and spilled his nachos all over himself before the movie even started. Fast forward to date 2 (only a few days later), we met up around 10pm for ice cream after I had gotten off work. We sat down and started talking. Before we knew it, it was 3am and we were still on that same bench outside of Silver Dipper. That night, I told my mom I thought I was going to marry him. About 2 weeks later, we said "I love you". 5 months after that, I said "YES" and on October 17, we will say "I DO"!

The Proposal

Yes it was on live TV, because Braden would have nothing less than extravagant.

https://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indianapolis/watch-couple-gets-engaged-at-drumstick-dash

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