How we met:

Carrie and I are a #hingesuccessstory, we swiped right on each other in September of 2020. Our first date was on a Thursday just a few days after my birthday. We went out for drinks and I’ll never forget how electric that night felt. We ended up talking for hours and I kept admiring how intelligent and beautiful Carrie looked. I felt like the luckiest guy in the world being on a date with her. We both shared our love and passion for animals (Jade), going to movies, country music, and our careers. After that night, everything just felt so natural and easy. One of my favorite dates included us going to the movies and Carrie having me watch ‘Hocus Pocus” for the first time😉. Over the next several months, we traveled to San Diego, Boston, Big Bear, Sedona, Dallas, Flagstaff, Vegas and Santa Cruz. Needless to say, we fell in love and I’ll be honest I started saving for a ring after our 2nd date at the Scottsdale Princess Resort, where we kissed under the fireworks at 9pm while sipping drinks sharing our stories that led us to where we are. It was there, that I thought “I’ll never find another like her” so you better not screw this up LOL.

The Engagement:

On August 14th, 2021 Carrie thought we were going to meet my best friend and his wife for dinner at “The Henry.” She didn’t realize that it was all a lie😊 in order to get her back out to our restaurant where we had our first date. The general manager, servers, Lindsey Ness, and my photographer were all working behind the scenes for our 7pm reservation that night. Carrie and I sat down at the table, and I excused myself to go to the restroom. It was then that I had the manager give me my book and ring to take back to the table. I sat back down and told Carrie to read the book I had made. In the book were photos of us and all the reasons I loved her. After she finished the book, I bent down on one knee and asked her to marry me. The whole restaurant went silent and then erupted in cheering and applause. It was a night to remember just like I know our wedding will be. We are so excited to share our wedding day with you and know that it will be another electric night.

Travel

Hotel Adeline, Scottsdale, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel