Daniel and Grace originally met at Daniel’s going away party, as he was leaving Columbia to go to Tyndall Air Force base. Olivia Taylor (Bridesmaid) was a coworker of his and insisted we should go say bye to him as she would probably never see him again!

A month later, Olivia called Daniel to talk after her and Grace had been at a Luke Combs concert. Grace ended up talking to Daniel a lot more than expected. After that night, the two started FaceTiming regularly. A few weeks later Daniel asked Grace on a “formal” (as formal as one can be) FaceTime date. They ate dinner over the phone together and really hit it off!

A couple months later, Daniel came down to Columbia to spend Christmas with Grace. Daniel met all of Graces family only 2 days after officially beginning to date!

The couple then traveled to see each other while Grace finished up nursing school and Daniel worked full time for the USAF as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer. While the distance wasnt always ideal--and sometimes they never knew when theyd see each other next, it was always worth the wait. The couple got to travel together to a lot of new places, and see many new things. Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Georgia are just a few places the couple have explored together. Grace got really comfortable with the airport and flying. She has been on manyyy (they have lost count) flights traveling to see Daniel.

In late May of 2023 Daniel drove up to Missouri (a 13 hour drive) to visit Grace on what she thought was just a normal week of work. Once Grace was done with shifts at the hospital of the week, Daniel suggested that they go to the winery. Little did Grace know he had a ring and was going to propose in her hometown so that she could tell all her loved ones in person. Grace and Daniel always set their phone up to take pictures of themselves when traveling alone. The couple propped the phone up at the winery, and Grace started posing for normal pictures. Shortly after Daniel proposed and the whole proposal was caught on video!!

May 3rd of 2024 will be over 2.5 years of Daniel and Grace living over 12 hours apart! Grace will move from MO to NM after the wedding to start the couples forever!

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