Hannah & Graham

July 5, 2024 • Raleigh, NC, USA

Hannah & Graham

July 5, 2024 • Raleigh, NC, USA

Tahoe in March

Graham and Hannah met in March of 2021 when Hannah came out to visit her brother, Matt, in San Francisco. Graham was living with Scott Stover (the ultimate reason we're here today), and they all spent the weekend in Tahoe. Graham and Hannah hit it off, but Hannah was living in Chicago and it ended up as nothing but a fun weekend between friends. Flash forward to January of the following year when Hannah moved to San Francisco for her first travel nurse contract. Knowing their history of getting along, Hannah assumed they would pick up where things left off, but Graham, living with her brother at the time, assumed just the opposite. Depending on who you ask, the story of pursuit will vary but, after many dates of talking for hours on end, Graham and Hannah became official in the very place it all started, Tahoe, in March 2022.

On Your Birthday Weekend?

Graham and Hannah's engagement started in pure San Francisco fashion, with a sky full of fog on a forecasted sunny day. Hannah was busy because she was planning Graham's birthday dinner (so she thought) and was up early making enchiladas and more specifically, homemade refried beans- thank you, Cheryl McCurdy. Graham had told Hannah he would pick her up around 11:30 for an alleged sailing meeting at the marina. Graham texted Hannah as promised at 11:15 that he was headed her way, to which Hannah responded "oh shoot"—code for I'm not ready yet. She hung up her FaceTime with her longtime friend Ana and rushed to look presentable for the meeting, but opted to save really getting ready for later before his dinner due to the fog conditions on this alleged boat. Graham picked Hannah up, immediately noting how she had a bright orange children's bandaid on her right thumb from a cheese grater incident earlier that morning. The car ride was normal to Hannah's standard, but when approaching the water, she noticed Graham acting strange. He was dodging eye contact, changing topics, and ultimately asked Hannah if she wanted to take a walk since they were early, which set off Hannah's internal alarm bells (it was foggy, windy, cold) . After a short walk to the pier, in front of the fog-covered Golden Gate Bridge, Graham got down on one knee. In shock, mostly because Graham was asking on HIS birthday weekend, Hannah said YES and they celebrated with their small San Francisco crew and Hannah's sister and Maid of Honor, Andrea, who Graham flew in for the occasion. Not only is Graham selfless, opting to use his special weekend to celebrate them as a couple, he's also smart—letting Hannah plan her own engagement dinner and raising no suspicion.