It’s not everyday that a trip to the grocery store leads to a life-changing event. But one particular grocery trip changed everything for Kandie Stanton. While perusing the store, she heard a voice call her name, as she turned around she was surprised to see a classmate from high school that she had not seen in over seven years. They chatted for a while, stood in the checkout line together, finished their conversation and she went on her way. But he wasn’t going to let her go that easy. He asked the cashier if he should get her number - an obvious yes, a quick jog to the parking lot, a phone number later, and the rest is history.
John and Kandie started dating shortly after their reconnection and about a year later she found herself realizing that he was going to be the man she would one day marry. She loved how much alike they were. Their minds and personalities blended perfectly and she knew it was meant to be. Just like their first interaction in the grocery store a year and a half earlier, the proposal caught her off guard. They share birthdays a day apart from each other and to celebrate her birthday they planned to spend the evening relaxing and having dinner at a local restaurant. After they finished their meals she got up to go to the restroom and came back to find the waitress awkwardly standing by their table. She sat back down and John asked if she wanted anything for dessert. She refused at first but he strongly insisted they have dessert. A few minutes later the waitress brought the dessert to their table and Kandie eyed it with some confusion. There was something in their dessert...and it looked like a piece of jewelry. She insisted it must have been meant for someone else and tried to send it back. Then she looked up to see him down on one knee, proposing. They began planning a spring wedding which led to her “by chance” visit to our store.
While walking the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Kandie noticed a dress in our window that caught her eye. Though she loved it when she first tried it, she didn’t say yes just yet. She tried it two more times before deciding it was the one. She opted to add an additional foot of length to the train, and what a great decision that was! When the dress arrived and Kandie put on her actual dress for the first time we were all in awe. At her final fitting with her parents everyone was all smiles, it was perfect.
Kandie was always so calm and collected at each of her appointments - often a rarity when you’re planning a wedding. I asked her what advice she had for brides-to-be. She simply stated “take your time and enjoy the moment. All that matters is that at the end of the day you’re married”. Such a simple concept but so easy to forget while in the midst of planning a wedding.
Thank you again, Kandie, for sharing your love story with us! We wish you and John many years of happiness!
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