How they Met...

Jamie and Grant met while attending East Tennessee State University. They kept the same circle of friends and attended many of the same social events. Their friendship grew, but it wasn't until much later that they would realize they were really meant to be soul mates. After graduating, Jamie moved back to Knoxville while Grant remained in Johnson City. After a few distant years, what began as a casual date turned into a serious relationship, which inspired Grant to move to Knoxville to be with Jamie.

The Engagement...

In August of 2013, after the first few months of dating, Grant booked a trip to Hilton Head Island before Jamie began nursing school. It was Jamie's first time to Hilton Head. Each day on the beach they set up camp at the same exact spot in front of a big yellow house. Remember that part, it's important! On April 20, 2016, Jamie and Grant were in Hilton Head on vacation with Jamie's family. They went to lunch alone that day to The Dunes House, which is one of their favorite little restaurants on the beach. Although it was an exceptionally windy and chilly day Grant insisted on taking a walk down the beach, but Jamie didn't think it was such a good idea. After a good deal of convincing Jamie, they finally started their way down the beach.

They were "looking for sharks teeth" when Jamie was just a few steps ahead of Grant. She turned back to look at him and saw that his hand was clinched into a fist by his side. Jamie's first thought was that he had something in his hand that he was going to throw on her. Jamie instinctively ran further down the beach with Grant chasing after her shouting for her to stop! "You're going to step on a jelly fish," he said, as he finally caught up to her. Jamie finally stopped and looked back at Grant as he got down on one knee and pulled out the ring at their favorite spot on the beach in front of the big yellow house. The rest is history!

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