Photo by Catherine Rhodes Photography Sometimes, blind dates don’t turn out so bad. For Rachel and Wes, their first date, at Flat Branch Pub, was just the beginning of their life together. When did you meet? May 14, 2015. How did you meet? Wes: A blind date set up by our mutual friend, Merrell. […]
Jacob Thomas and Natalie Kleopfer met in the summer of 2013 at Nash Vegas in downtown Columbia. As country music filled the room, the two connected over shared backgrounds. Natalie, a Columbia native, was living in New York City at the time, and Jacob was from Newburgh, New York. He too had lived in
On their fourth anniversary, Jessica Young picked up a card for her now-fiancé, Jarrod Talbert, after a busy day at work, knowing that they were going to celebrate officially that weekend. When she came home, she saw a candlelit dinner, flowers, chocolates, the same exact anniversary card (which Jarrod had also picked out for
April Joy and Daniel Church met in January 2011 while working at University Hospital. April had just moved to Columbia for graduate school, and Daniel was training April at her job, which called for a lot of time spent together. April was definitely interested in Daniel to begin with, noticing how great he was
Blake Toppmeyer and Brenna McDermott met while studying journalism at Truman State University. They worked together at their college newspaper, The Index, and soon became good friends. That friendship has been the foundation of a six-year relationship full of Rummy 500, beach vacations and rum and Cokes. Brenna is originally from St. Louis, and
Some people wake up in the morning with an alarm clock. The process usually goes: hit snooze approximately five times before finally being lured out of bed by the sweet aroma of coffee. Some people… but for Aundrea Bezler that typical morning routine was abruptly different. Instead of coffee, there was a proposal. “I
COMO Living Engagements is sponsored by Betz Jewelers Rob Bassett and Cathy Herigon talked for weeks before they even met. After some poking and prodding by a friend, Cathy agreed to create a nameless and faceless profile on an online dating site. She sent only three messages to three potential dates, one of whom was
COMO Living Engagements is sponsored by Betz Jewelers When Chris Sutterer and Lauren Price look back on their three and a half years together, a few key moments pop up: the tailgate where they had their first date, evenings by the water and the few days they spent without electricity in the dead of
