GROWING UP, JULIET ALWAYS DREAMED OF MEETING HER FUTURE HUSBAND IN COLLEGE, JUST LIKE HER PARENTS DID. AS IT TURNS OUT, SHE WAS RIGHT—IT JUST HAPPENED IN A SLIGHTLY MORE MODERN WAY.

LIKE MANY COUPLES THESE DAYS, WE MET ON HINGE. DURING JULIET'S SENIOR YEAR AT TCU, SEVERAL OF HER FRIENDS DOWNLOADED THE APP FOR FUN, SO SHE DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY. AT THE SAME TIME, DEREK WAS EARNING HIS MASTER'S DEGREE AT TCU.

OUR FIRST DATE WAS AT PIE TAP IN FORT WORTH, AND IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO REALIZE THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL BETWEEN US. OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE MADE SO MANY MEMORIES TOGETHER, AND AFTER JULIET GRADUATED FROM BAYLOR WITH HER MASTER'S DEGREE, WE TOOK THE NEXT STEP AND MOVED IN TOGETHER.

IN MAY 2026, DEREK PLANNED THE SWEETEST SURPRISE PROPOSAL AT THE DALLAS ARBORETUM, AND OF COURSE, JULIET SAID YES!

WE'RE SO EXCITED TO CELEBRATE THIS NEXT CHAPTER WITH OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR STORY—WE CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU!