She turned him down on his first three requests for a date. She wanted to make sure he was truly interested. He was definitely interested and didn’t give up. Their first date was really laid back–like them–and they ended up spending hours outside on the deck talking. “We wanted to put everything out on the table […]

She drew a hard line and lived by the rule that she wouldn’t date anyone she worked with. So when she transferred to the Coralville Hy-Vee, she didn’t think twice about him. In fact, he had been on vacation when she started and by the time he got back, she had preconceived ideas about who he was […]

I wish every single one of you could meet this couple. They shine with love and beauty. They’ve been together since high school and the longevity of their relationship has given them a stability and comfort with each other that it so beautiful to watch. Their wedding day shone bright as an end cap to […]

They both described their feelings after their first date the same way, “I was hooked!” They had met for dinner and they both recall the evening being so easy. The conversation, the laughter, and their common likes and dislikes. She says she knew he was the one right away. She’s not much of a fairytale […]

He’ll tell you that he knew immediately he was going to spend forever with her. She needed only a bit longer to come to the same revelation. “I am mouthy, sarcastic, and stubborn,” she says. “He just took everything in stride and never once made me doubt how he felt about me. Knowing that made me fall […]

She didn’t know much about him, but when her friend insisted on setting them up to go bowling, the first thing she thought was that she really liked his smile. They were in high school at the time, in different cities, but made the drive to see each other often. Neither can remember a specific […]