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Matt and Jennifer met at Rebels Honky Tonk. She went up to him and delivered a smooth line while asking him to dance; he couldn’t resist. They were still dancing at the end of the night, so he asked for her number, and they’ve been together ever since. A while back, Matt took Jennifer for a surprise weekend “away” together, at the Driskill. They went to Moonshine, her favorite place, for a nice dinner. Afterwards, they walked back to the Driskill, where a horse-drawn carriage was waiting for them (something Jennifer had always wanted to do!). They took a romantic ride through downtown, ending in front of the beautifully lit-up capitol. Matt got down on one knee – in the carriage – and asked her to marry him. She was so surprised that all she could say was, “oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!” Matt made sure that was a yes, and then plans for the wedding began!

Cassie and Brett met at Texas Christian University. Cassie introduced herself and gave Brett her number, telling him to call her that night so they could hang out together. Unbelievably, Brett didn’t call. They ended up friends, anyway, but after that initial snag, they each decided to keep their crushes on the other a secret. By their second semester, though, the truth was out, and they began dating. They were inseparable all through college, until Brett moved to Houston for Medical School. Since Cassie had to finish her degree in Austin, they were forced to spend one terrible year apart. They drove back and forth between Houston and Austin every weekend until Cassie was able to get a job in Houston.

About a year after she moved to Houston to be near him, Brett convinced Cassie to get dressed up for a friend’s birthday party. Since Cassie loves to save money, he told her they’d have Chinese takeout before the party. This was a great opportunity for her compare fortunes (she loves opening everyone’s cookies and figuring out who got the best fortune). She grabbed hers first. It read, “Someone has a very important question to ask.” When she looked up, Brett was down on one knee. After she gave her very important answer, Brett took Cassie to her “friend’s party”, where her parents and other loved ones were waiting with champagne to celebrate their engagement!

Wayne and Brandi are another success story for Match.com. After getting to know each other online, they decided to meet for lunch. Things must’ve gone really well, because they ended up going out twice more that week! After dating for a while, Wayne joined Brandi, her parents, and her brothers on an RV trip to Ohio and Tennessee. It was another good sign, when he wasn’t scared off by an entire week of being cooped up in such a small space with her whole family. But Brandi truly knew that he was the PERFECT guy for her when she asked him if, in the event of a zombie apocalypse, he would shoot her in the head if she got bitten. Instead of laughing at her, he promised her that he would, and then asked the same of her (of course she promised to shoot him, too).

After asking her father for his blessing, Wayne took Brandi to a small, family-owned, quiet restaurant that they both liked. There were a dozen red roses waiting beside their reserved table and a small banner under the glass tabletop reading “I love you, Brandi”. Unlike the majority of brides we know, who swear they were shocked by their proposals, Brandi confides that those hints, combined with the owner’s comment about it being a “special day,” tipped her off that something was going on. Sure enough, after they enjoyed their lunch, Wayne went around to Brandi, got down on one knee, told her he loved her and couldn’t imagine a future without her, then pulled out a beautiful ring and asked her to marry him!