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<p>Erik and Claudia met in Raleigh, NC. Claudia moved to Raleigh a year before meeting Erik to accept an offer at Duke University Hospital as a Cardiothoracic Surgery Stepdown Nurse. Erik had made his way across the country from California to Illinois, Virginia and North Carolina chasing his baseball career. Meanwhile, Erik enrolled in the sheriffs academy. Neither of the love birds had a flexible schedule for dating, however when Erik saw Claudia on a friends Instagram post, he felt his life could not continue unless he met her. The courageous deputy shot his shot the only way he knew how and slid into her DMs on instagram. Two months later the two finally agreed to meet up in person for a very romantic private dinner with all four of Erik’s friends that he failed to mentioned would be joining on their date. Thankfully Claudia knew better than to meet a stranger alone and had brought her own girlfriend in case things got awkward. Since then, these two have been inseparable. In 2021, they moved together to the beach to Wilmington, NC, added another fur baby to the mix, and in 2022 they bought their first home.</p>

The Proposal

<p>Erik knew just how he wanted to propose. However, articulating it without Claudia being suspicious was going to be difficult. So Erik asked Claudia’s mom to partake in his grand plan. Together they arranged the best engagement surprise any woman could ask for. Claudia’s mom had been in Peru when Claudia and Erik bought their first home, so when she came back to the USA she gave Erik and Claudia a “belated housewarming gift”. This gift included a helicopter ride over bald head island with a preselected photography package. This gift was exactly up Claudia’s alley, as she loves taking pictures! On January 14th, 2022, the couple showed up all dressed up and ready to enjoy this magical ride above bald head island. As the photographer was taking pictures of Claudia and Erik after their ride, Erik whispered into Claudia’s ear “I have a surprise for you”, after sharing some beautiful sentiments, Erik got down on one knee and popped the most important question of his life. And of course, Claudia said yes!</p>

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