How We Got Engaged

What was supposed to be Bryan's 30th birthday trip to Napa ended up becoming an engagement celebration for us both. After a LONG day of wine tasting and eating our way through the wine country, Christie had a pretty bad stomachache. She told Bryan she really needed to lie down and rest for a bit. She changed into her pajamas, glasses...the whole nine yards. In her mind, the night was over and and it was time to recoup from five winery visits and three indulgent meals! But Bryan had other plans and knew this might be the perfect moment to pull them off.

While Christie was in bed reading the USA Today sports page, Bryan lit a candle he had brought from home and put on some romantic music. He then "discovered" a unique champagne cork from within the collection of corks they had been gathering from wineries all day. He alerted Christie by saying, "Hmmm...there's some weird thing written on this cork." When Christie asked what it said, he tossed the cork to her in bed. As soon as she caught it and took one look she realized what going on and that the mystery writing was none other than Bryan's own - "Will you marry me?" scrawled in Sharpie around the base of the cork.


The look on Christie's face said it all: curiosity, shock and JOY! She, self-admittedly, "freaked out a little bit" when Bryan got on his knee next to the bed and asked her to marry him. After a few tears and many hugs and kisses, Christie said the most important words of the night: "Of course, YES!"

A hint for those attending our wedding: our first dance will be to the "romantic" song that was playing when Bryan proposed. We hope you can make it and cheer us on! :)