On a September evening in 2013, after more than 7 years together, Matt unexpectedly asked me to dress up and join him for a fancy dinner.  I was immediately suspicious and asked him if I should paint my nails (I had a funny feeling that my hands would be the focus of many photographs that night).  Although I teased him endlessly that I knew what was coming, I still snotted like a baby when Matt got down on one knee and proposed on a rooftop balcony in downtown Tallahassee, overlooking the city lights and surrounded by family and friends.

It would be another year and a half before we made serious wedding plans, but after nearly 9 years in love, we are now getting married!