Our First Date!

Steven and Julia met up at a Waffle House for the first time. They were both very skeptical about meeting but a waffle and a lemonade later, they both felt more at ease. Later that day, Steven asked Julia to dinner that night for a proper first date. They met at Delaney's Irish Pub in 5 Points. It was a pretty rocky start, Julia did not think she was really feeling it. After dinner, he took her to Delaney's Speakeasy for Jazz Night. The music really seemed to calm their nerves and helped make things more comfortable. Steven called her 30 minutes after they left to make sure she got home safely, later Julia mentions that this act is what sealed the deal for her.(Interestingly, This was a similar act that did it for Julia's parent) It wasn't more than two weeks later when Steven told Julia that he was going to marry her one day...

We Moved to Atlanta!

About 5 months into dating, Julia got a job opportunity that required a move to Atlanta, Georgia. Steven told Julia, "Go for it, We will make it work. I'll find a job in Atlanta, I don't care if I haven't known you a year, I am not going to be away from you." Steven found a job and they moved to Sandy Springs! They really love the community they have found in their new home.

The Proposal!

If we had any question about how well Steven knows Julia, his proposal plan proves he knows her well! He knew that her favorite time of the year was Passover. He also knew how important it was to be surrounded by her family.

Steven asked Julia's parents for their blessing in March when they were home for a visit. He hatched his perfect proposal plan with her parents that weekend. During the second night of Passover, right at the end of the Seder meal, he creatively schemed to find the Afikomen. The Afikomen is traditionally a part of the Matzah from the the beginning of the Seder that the leader hides for the children. The children are typically presented with a prize after finding it and returning it to the leader. After receiving his "prize," Julia's dad asked Steven, "Did you like your present?" Steven then came around to Julia and said, "I do appreciate this, but you already gave me the best gift I could have ever asked for when you gave me your blessing to marry your daughter." He then got down on his knee, pulled out her beautiful ring and asked her to marry him. She said, "Yes!" of course! Her brother and her oldest sister were sitting right there with her parents and they even had her other sister on the phone through Facetime! It could not have been more perfect!