Every great love story has a beginning... ours started at a hockey game. Carol was working at the Arena in Bridgeport when Jeff wandered over to say hello to friends and coworkers. Somewhere between catching up with them and stealing a few glances at Carol, he decided he'd found someone worth getting to know. A little Facebook detective work later, Jeff sent Carol a friend request. She accepted, they started chatting, and before long, those messages turned into phone calls, dates, and eventually the love story we're celebrating today.

Our First Date – April Fools'! After months of Jeff magically finding excuses to leave his own section and wander into Carol's at hockey games, he finally worked up the nerve to ask her out on an official date. His romantic first-date idea? Taking her to his best man's 50th birthday party! Bold strategy... and not exactly the candlelit dinner most people imagine. But somehow, Carol agreed, survived meeting half his friends, and even decided to see him again. Against all odds, what started as the world's most unconventional first date turned into the beginning of forever.

The Proposal... and the "YES!" Jeff planned what Carol thought was just another fun day together—a cozy lunch at Cracker Barrel, a stop at Yankee Candle, and a visit to the Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory. As they wandered through the conservatory, surrounded by hundreds of colorful butterflies, Carol admired the beautiful wings fluttering all around her... completely unaware that Jeff had a much bigger surprise in mind. When they reached the little bridge, Jeff stopped, got down on one knee, and asked the question that changed everything. In one of the most magical places imaginable—with butterflies all around and happy tears not far behind—Carol said, "YES!" Turns out, the best part of the day wasn't lunch, shopping, or even the butterflies... it was beginning the next chapter of their greatest adventure together.