Life's short - make the first move...
Nick and Sam's story began as nearly all modern fairytales do - they both swiped right.
And as with all fairytales, they have faced some obstacles along the way, including (in no particular order):
- Someone (Nick) insisting they go dutch on their first date;
- Someone (Sam) breaking Nick's rear-view mirror;
- A musical Venn diagram that consists solely of Usher and the Hamilton soundtrack;
- Someone (Sam) deciding to move back to England two weeks after they met;
- Someone (Sam's work) deciding she should be quasi-posted to the Middle East a few weeks after Nick followed her there;
- A first trip to England that ended with an all-nighter in the A&E (that's the emergency room for our American friends & family);
- A dream two-week trip to the West Coast that diverted to Goodland, KS;
- A wedding proposal following 18 hours of travel, 2 hours of sleep, no food and a significant amount of alcohol (but more on that later).
There were some good times too (largely revolving around eating, drinking, and airports):
Somewhere along the way, Nick & Sam fell in love. In September 2017, Nick proposed as they toured a private winery in Napa:
The rest of Sam and Nick's story remains to be written - but they could not be more excited to share the next chapter with all of you in Somerset, England in October.