Our Story...
Chason and Catherine met back at Carmel Middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both were the same age but ran in different crowds. At the end of their 8th grade year, Catherine asked Chason to sign her yearbook, so Chason did. He said something along the lines of "I will come watch you run track at Myers Park." Flash forward to their senior year of college (after Chason didn't go see Catherine run in High School), Catherine was visiting her brother at Hampden-Sydney College for homecoming and Chason came up to Catherine and spoke to her; Catherine was shocked he remembered who she was (considering he was much more popular than she). They didn't officially begin dating until later that winter. They have both been in Charlotte since graduating college and have enjoied traveling and spending time in their home town together.
The Engagement...
It was Chason’s birthday and Catherine had planned it all. They were going to spend the evening downtown trying different restaurants. They started the evening at the Urban Spoon, it is a nice, quiet bar at the top of the Ritz Carlton with a beautiful view of the Charlotte Uptown landscape. Typical of Urban Spoon, the night was very quiet with just a few people at the bar. As they were sitting there enjoying a cocktail and an appetizer, Catherine was freezing and ready to go to the next restaurant. Chason kept stalling the typical conversation between the two “I am ready to go I am freezing," complaining as usual. Just relax, we have all night to go to different places. Chason kept asking, is there anything else you want to do tonight? then he slyly got down on one knee and said “do you want to get married?” Catherine of course started crying and said "YES!"