Wedding Date on Oct 5, 2017

From Segi, the bride: We met Labor Day Weekend 2015 through or mutual friend Tobi. Tobi and I had made plans earlier that week to go to a bottom-less mimosa brunch and he asked if his friend Gabe could join us. After arriving at the restaurant early, I noticed an extremely attractive guy walk in and was surprised when he walked up to me and introduced himself as Gabe. We enjoyed a lovely brunch full of laughter and good conversation. The next few weeks Tobi kept suggesting that we all hang out together and the more time Gabe and I spent together the more we learned they had in common. We come from similar backgrounds, share common interests and felt at ease with one another. After weeks of getting to know each other Gabe asked me over to his place to cook dinner together. Though things didn't go smoothly and we almost caught his kitchen on fire, we were both able to laugh through it and have a great time and dinner. It didn't take long for both of us to realize we had met someone truly special, someone we could lean on in tough times and who was open and excited to build a future together. Gabe and I always joke that they can't keep secrets from one another. Gabe let me pick the ring I wanted, so I gave him a few suggestions. He went ahead and ordered the ring and though I knew a proposal was coming sometime soon, he was still planning to surprise me. However the ring came a lot earlier than he was planning for. Our mail person left a note on the door the day it was delivered saying it was at the post office and that a signature was required to receive the package. It just happened to be one of the days I came home earlier than Gabe and I immediately saw jeweler's name on the note! Gabe's original plan was ruined but he still gave me a super sweet proposal. He did romantic things all week leading up to it like buying flowers and cooking dinner each night. He then proposed on a warm July night on a hike after dinner with the beautiful ring. Though it wasn't the surprise proposal a lot of people would expect, it was perfect for the two of us.