Samantha Kemming and Nate Flaherty met by chance while attending a festival in their hometown of Minneapolis. But it was Samantha who made sure their first meeting was not their last. "I actually asked Nate to take my number because I didn't think he was going to ask for it," she admits. Her insistence worked, and the couple fell in love.

With Christmas being Samantha's favorite time of year ("I love snow!"), Nate planned his proposal for a wintry December evening.
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