As the wonderful year of 2020 wound down, both Katie and Kyle found themselves on dating apps, trying to find one final brightpoint in a long, long year. With only a few days left in the year, a match was made. Katie and Kyle both swiped right on the app Bumble. For those that don't know, on Bumble, the women must initiate the messages in the first 24 hours or the match disappears. With a busy day the afternoon they matched, time was running out on their match and still no message from Katie.

Using a last ditch hail mary, Kyle used a feature to extend the match time another 24 hours with only a little time to spare. Soon after, Katie sent Kyle a message and the rest is history!

Kyle proposed on a big weekend in July for an event where he knew our families would be in town and I wouldn't be suspicious. His original plan was to propose the morning following the event but was too anxious and ended up surprising me at around midnight after I last minute remembered to take the dog out. He set up his phone and was on one knee when I walked into the house following our dog. It was absolutely perfect and completely US.