March, 2021 Seth & Garrett matched online, talked for a bit over spring break, and then the conversation fizzled out. Seth was in Manhattan, and Garrett was back in Tulsa. When we returned from spring break, we hit the ground running and didn't chat again. Thankfully, this wasn't the end.
October, 2021 Seth's friends, Amanda and Richard, were at a training for the school district. They spotted a very attractive gay man and thought "this is the man for Seth." They then conspired to take a sneaky picture of him and figure out his name, what school he worked at, etc. and shared their sleuthing with Seth. They then tried to make up a reason that they would need to talk with each other to connect. Shortly after, Seth was pulling into La Fiesta (for "Choir Practice," AKA after school drinks) and remembered that he had talked with Garrett before. Seth sent him a message on Tinder, and the rest is history.
November 7, 2021 After texting for a bit, Seth and Garrett decided to meet up and go for a walk. Garrett must have been really interested because he was willing to go on a walk to meet Seth! (Garrett isn't as much of a fan of exercise and being outside). Seth and Garrett hit it off after several miles around City Park.
November 22, 2021 Seth was feeling bold after spending time getting to know Garrett and thinking he was pretty cool. He decided to ask Garrett to make things official, and Garrett happily said "yes."
December, 2021 After Seth's nephew was born, his parents came up to visit and help out his sister, who was living with him at the time. Keri, Seth's step-mom, made some dinner and offered that Seth could have some. He asked if he could get some for Garrett, and she obliged on one condition: Garrett had to come downstairs so they could meet him.
February 11, 2022 Our first trip together was with our two friends who wanted to set Seth and Garrett up in October! We went to St. Louis as a group and enjoyed the aquarium, playing laser tag, visiting the St. Louis Arch, and more!
February 25, 2022 Garrett's family came up for a visit and Seth went over to meet the family. The group made sure to grab dinner at our go-to restaurant, Texas Roadhouse, afterwards.
October 28, 2022 Seth schemed for a proposal that would surprise Garrett. He worked with Locked Manhattan, a locked room in town, and with their friends to secretly execute a proposal. Seth hid an extra puzzle in the locked room and the group was told that it was reserved for Garrett. Garrett went up to the puzzle, and the code was "I love u." Inside of the puzzle was Garrett's ring! His first thought was "wow, this kind of looks like the ring I picked out." And then Seth popped the question.
As we embark on this journey of marriage, the adventure is just beginning. Thank you for being part of our special day. We can't wait to keep making memories together.