Technically, that date is not the date we first met. Honestly, neither one of us can remember that date but it was sometime in 2008 when Nick was a senior in high school and Kelsie was a sophomore. We both played varsity soccer and went to the movies with both of our teams. It was set-up as a blind date, but we were the only two on date and we saw House Bunny...awkward from the start! We ended up dating, but it wasn't for very long. We stayed friends throughout the years though until reconnecting in 2014. Kelsie had moved to Kentucky for college didn't have a car so she had to ride the Greyhound Bus home to visit her friends. She had a layover in Columbus and texted Nick to hang out and as soon as she saw Nick in the bus station....cue the cliche bus scene of girl falling for the guy!

Nick proposed on an abnormally warm day in January, right before Kelsie's birthday. We went to Gervasi Winery in North Canton, Ohio for, what Kelsie was told, a birthday dinner with Nick's brother Shane and his wife Susie. We met Shane and Susie for drinks before dinner and Kelsie was completely oblivious to the fact that Nick was chugging red wine beside her. Since it was so warm, Nick suggested walking from the restaurant we were having drinks at to the main restaurant and Susie and Shane stayed behind to call Nick's parents about Jude. On the walk to the restaurant, Nick stopped Kelsie and got down on one knee while Kelsie stood there in complete shock! Nick said he had a lot of things planned to say, but could only manage to say, "Will you marry me?" Of course Kelsie said yes!! Shane and Susie were also able to capture a few pictures of the special moment! When we went inside for dinner, both of our families were waiting inside to celebrate! It was absolutely perfect!