OUR STORY
Erika and Melissa met in January 2015 at their engineering internship in Norwalk, OH. They both agree it was love at first sight and were soon inseparable. They bonded over a shared love of art and spent their first date at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Valentine's Day 2015. Melissa was drawn to Erika's ambition, courage, and beautiful blue eyes. Erika loved Melissa's sense of humor, kindness, and intelligence.
After their internship ended, they took turns commuting between Michigan and Ohio to see one another during their school semesters, at one point travelling almost four hours one way to be able to spend the weekend together! The two shared many significant moments together, including; being together on the day the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality, Erika receiving a job offer for her dream career, and most importantly, Melissa attending her first frat party. After Erika's graduation, the two went their seperate ways to pursue their careers and explore the world.
Almost six years later, they found each other again in a beautiful twist of fate. Melissa was living in Southern California and Erika relocated to be with her. Erika proposed to Melissa on July 14, 2022 after executing an elaborate plan to keep Melissa from finding out what was happening. Melissa proposed to Erika on September 4, 2022 during a romantic photoshoot in Joshua Tree National Park. About 8 years have passed since the couple first talked about buying engagement rings for each other and they both feel so incredibly lucky to be getting married!
