How did you two meet?
Paige: "I always thought that I would meet my husband in Auburn. I prayed to marry a true, Auburn man, and we would live happily ever after-- cheering on our Auburn Tigers. God has a real sense of humor and half of that prayer was answered. I did meet the love of my life in Auburn, at Sky Bar -- icing on the cake! -- but he turned out to be the BIGGEST UGA fan on the planet. We antagonized each other that entire first night-- and the night after. Is it weird that I liked the banter back and forth? Honestly, I think that's what sparked the connection-- that and some encouragement from great friends :) Before we knew it, we were meeting each other's families at Christmas!"
Sepp: "We met at the UGA/Auburn game in Auburn. I have a good friend who went to Auburn, so I went to the game with him and his then girlfriend, now wife, was friends with Paige. We really hit it off after the game even though she was being pretty vocal about Auburn winning... (Thankfully, that’s the last time Auburn has beaten Georgia, so I haven’t had to hear it since.)"
What do you two enjoy doing together?
Paige: "We love eating yummy food/exploring new restaurants, entertaining friends with dinner and games, spending time with each other's families and traveling. Sepp's job takes him some pretty cool places, and I'm happy to tag along when I can!"
Paige— describe Sepp in three words:
Paige: "Sepp is faithful, humble and incredibly hard-working (I know that's four words plus a hyphen, but he needs it, okay?!)"
How and when did Sepp propose?
Paige: "December 18, 2020-- man, did he surprise me! I never thought there was a reality where I would be surprised at my proposal-- I just generally figured everything out. But, we had been on an amazing vacation in Mexico two weeks prior, and I had in the back of my mind that he might propose then. So when that didn't happen, I think I really put down the antennae and thought, "Okay, maybe Q1". Regardless, he pulled it off without a hitch on such a normal Friday. I worked all day, and he had told me earlier that he got us a table at Gianmarco's Wine Bar for dinner (still no flags-- we eat here often). We both had exciting weeks at work, so if anything felt 'extra,' I would have assumed it was a mini celebration for those things! On the way to dinner he mentioned that we had to eat quickly because there was a private party starting at 7:00 (this was close to Christmas so that tracked; lots of Christmas parties happening). We get to Gianmarcos, order dinner, pick out a bottle of wine, just enjoy each other's company. It was perfect. The restaurant starts to clear out, and I notice the time-- we want to order dessert (always) but we're pushing into the private party. I ask the waitress if we need to get it to-go (she's in on the whole thing!) and she very calmly tells me they are running late, and we're good to hang out for a while. So sneaky!!! Then Sepp orders champagne -- definitely more special than a normal Friday night dinner, but I'm thinking, 'Yay! Celebrating our good work weeks!' Ha! Still oblivious. Then Sepp walks around to one of the wine racks and asks me to come look (we always walk around and dream about the bottles we can't afford). I was reluctant because they had just asked us not to touch the bottle because of COVID (such a rule follower). He says "'ust get over here...' and that was the first time I thought, "Hmmmm.' I walk over, and he grabs both my hands in his-- shaking a little, and he gets down on one knee. 'This has been a long time coming, Paige. Will you marry me?' I still get teary-eyed :)
…But that's not all! As we're hugging and crying and hugging again, in walks both of our families and some of our dearest friends! The private party after dinner was for us!! The entire Gianmarco's staff was in on it, and we even have a super special video of the proposal :) Our family and friends enjoyed a meal together and we got to bask in all the love and excitement. Sepp got a few bottles of the wine he 'lured' me in with, and we're saving them for special moments together in the future!!"
Sepp-- describe Paige in three words:
Sepp: "Paige is empathetic, honest and organized."
