Sarah and Nick's story began on Catholic Match over 2 years ago. Nick narrowly avoided not talking to Sarah for the first time because he was in the middle of IT security training and thought Sarah looked like a foreign agent because she had misspelled a minor sentence at the end of her profile :).

A choice word from his sister put him back on track and they soon hit it off. The met for the first time at a Saint Patrick's Day party in Saint Mary's Newport, the very church where they will celebrate their wedding.

Nick was struck by Sarah's smile and Sarah was struck by Nick's laugh. They agreed to keep seeing each other and bonded over the next several weeks in a series of unforgettable dates, hikes, bowling trips, and many, many phone conversations. By the end of the first year, Nick realized something must be done, and asked Sarah to join him on a trip to the Bascillica the place were Nick planned to porpose to her. When Nick and went into the Basillica a new question arose, where in the Basillica should I porpose to her? Nick asked Sarah where in the Bascilla could I perform the porposal. Traditionally Sarah would not know the dat of the proposal. Sarah had a lucky guess on the date but a new condition was imposed upon her to not know the place of the proposal date.

Within the National Basillica where many beatiful shrines Nick gave Sarah a chance to chooose the shrine that spoke to her the most. In a half complete horse shoe of the church Nick and Sarah were warned the Bassillica would close soon. Sarah decided to walk on and keep looking. Sarah stopped at a mini shrine within the Basillica. Seven striped rays of gold hung from the ceiling and met together behind the gold tabernacle in the center. Sarah looked for the name of the shrine it was called The Shrine of Bread. Sarah said to Nick that shrine is a likely candidate to porpose here. They walked to 3 mor shrines to see if there was anything better. Nick and Sarah went back to the shrine of Bread. Sarah instructed for Nick to porpose to her here. Yet Sarah stopped Nick all of a sudden as Nick was getting the ring out his pocket.

Nick look! Nick woundered Sarah was seeing. Sarah was pointing at a sign and a candle in red glass neabry the shrine of breads tabernacle. Nick was trying to understand Sarah was so exicted. Sarah explained and then Nick became as happy and exicted as her. Then Nick and Sarah both said to themselves Yes can't think of a better palace to do this! Lets do this!

Meanwhile a Basillica guard nearby watched Nick drop on one knee thinking Nick was worshiped the Lord on the ground for some holy reason. Then he was caught off guard with what was saying while on one knee. He didn't hear prayers being said from this vister and his girl friend. He was hearing "Sarah, will you marry me and be my wife?"

The guard exclaimed "Oh thats what your doing, oh my gosh I'm really seeing this congratulats you two!" He immeadly offered to hold our phones and took some proposal pictures. for us. The photos turned out well.

Nick and Sarah then went into the pews of the mini shrine to get closer to the thing Sarah was so exicted about. The sign near the shrine read the following please be quiet and respectful of the people praying here the Holy Body of Jesus Christ in the form of bread was here. As you get closer to this bread and apporch it respectfully one will feel a little drowsy yet peaceful while praying like they are in the proscess of being healed by a blessed divine being.

Nick and Sarah were familiar with this feeling before and similed at the situation as they prayed for their future together. They left the shrine because it closed soon after the proposal. Nick and Sarah had one more special thing to do when they were near their car in the Basilica Parking lot Sarah porposed to Nick while in the parking lot. Sarah said the porposal vows that Nick said to Sarah while at the shrine. Nick was touched. Sarah and Nick left the Basillica parking lot feeling greatly blessed about their relationship and future together.

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Wedding Day