Corey and Stefanie at Kelly's wedding

Stef caught the bouquet!

Stefanie and Corey at Jenni's wedding

Corey and Stefanie met in October of 2001 while Corey was in San Diego for a friend's bachelor party weekend. (No, she was not the entertainment.) Stefanie was having a quiet night at home with her friend and bridesmaid, Jenni, when they decided to take a walk to the store for some raspberry vodka and sprite. Along the way, they were stopped by a group of guys who were looking to add to their party crowd on their limo bus. Stefanie's first reaction was, "No way. Do you think we're crazy?" Jenni was a little more open to the idea of a fun night out so after much convincing and reassurance of their well being and a safe return home, they stepped onto the bus to take a look. What they saw seemed harmless so they joined the guys for a night out on the town.

Corey was a quiet guy sitting in the back of the bus and turned out to be a real gentleman paying our way into the club and making sure we had a ride back to the house. Corey and Stefanie spent a long time talking and exchanged numbers at the end of the evening. Corey began to come down to San Diego more often and soon they saw each other every weekend. After about six months, Corey decided that San Diego was a pretty great place to live and packed up his stuff to move to Pacific Beach with Stefanie. It was meant to be temporary but after a few months was up, Stefanie didn't want him to leave so they have lived together ever since.

Corey proposed on Stefanie's 29th birthday while out in downtown San Diego, at Seaport Village (one of her favorite places). After a very nice dinner at Lamont Street Grill, he took her for a drink at The Top of the Hyatt, the most romantic and beautiful spot in San Diego on the 40th floor of the hotel. While walking back to the car, they stopped to look at the ocean and the yachts docked in Seaport Village. With a saxophone playing in the distance, Corey gave her the shock of her life when he pulled out the most beautiful ring and asked her to be his wife. She, of course, said YES!