Engagement Date: 5/7/2010

Casey and I were connected on eHarmony and met in person for the first time on June 3rd, 2009. Casey’s eHarmony account expired the day I sent him a message to begin communication. He later told me that he pondered whether or not he should renew his account for another month to email a girl he had never met. Luckily for me, Casey renewed his account and we were able to arrange our first date. As soon as Casey walked into the door of the Flying Pig in Malvern, I knew that he was “the one”. His kind eyes, big dimple and warm bear hug melted my heart. We spent the evening drinking beer and eating baskets of messy wings. That night Casey and I both agreed that it felt like we had known each other since childhood. From that day forward I began imagining my life as Casey’s wife.

Less than a year later on May 7th, 2010, Casey asked me to marry him. I thought that we were meeting friends for dinner at a BYOB in Rittenhouse Square. Casey and I sat on a park bench and “waited” for his friends to arrive so that we could all walk to the restaurant together. After thirty minutes of listening to Casey stumble through proclamations of his love for me, he told me that we were not in the park to meet his friends and that in actuality he had a special night planned for us. Casey pulled out a yellow Benari jewelry box and got down on one knee in front of me on the park bench. As soon as I saw the Benari box I began screaming and squealing (I knew there were good things to come)! He opened the box and there I saw the ring of my dreams that I had tried on four months before with a girl friend while in Benari to get her watch fixed. Unbeknownst to me, she guided Casey to the ring and he fell in love with it.

After screaming and carrying on in excitement at the park we walked to the BYOB where we were originally supposed to eat. The host led us to a table where a bouquet of flowers was waiting for me in shades of purple, my favorite color. To the waiter’s dismay, I did not order dinner that night. I was too excited and giddy to even think about eating. I sat and watched Casey eat his dinner while grilling him on the details of his surprise proposal. After dinner Casey suggested we stop at a bar to celebrate our engagement a little longer. Casey practically ran to the bar and when I walked in I realized why he was so anxious to get there. Sitting at a table right by the door was my best friend with her husband, and Casey’s best friend with his wife. Again, I screamed out loud at the sight of my friend. What more could a girl want than have her best friend around to share in immediate engagement bliss?

When reflecting on the thought and detail that Casey put into that night to make all I ever dreamed of, I l feel like the luckiest girl alive. I never imagined I would be planning a wedding with the most amazing man that I have ever laid my eyes on. Casey has become my best friend and I cannot wait to put a ring on his finger the day we are married to represent my endless commitment to him.