VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE TWISTED ENGAGEMENT STORY
Submissions are in, and it's time to decide who wins an unforgettable prize and engagement at Q101's Twisted, thanks to James & Sons Fine Jewelers!
The prize is a GORGEOUS 4.50ctw Three-Stone Lab-Grown Diamond Engagement Ring in 14K White Gold! That's a 3-carat lab-grown oval center diamond with a 1.50ctw diamond mounting in 14K white gold, valued at $7,150.
We've narrowed it down to the five finalists below. Each couple has a unique story, and now your vote will help determine who wins this once-in-a-lifetime engagement experience surrounded by thousands of fans at Twisted!
THE FINALISTS
Get to know our five finalists and read their engagement stories. Then cast your vote for the couple you think deserves this unforgettable moment at Q101's Twisted!
1 ALEX
We met in 2020 in the middle of the COVID pandemic, two wild 17-year-olds who had absolutely no idea what life had in store for us. From the beginning, we bonded over our love for alternative music.
I remember finding out she worked at a haunted house and thinking that was genuinely the coolest thing ever. I mean, what could possibly be more attractive to a teenage emo kid than a girl who worked at a haunted house?
Somewhere along the way, we fell stupidly, ridiculously, head over heels in love. We made Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus our theme song, and honestly, I don't think two people have ever embodied a song more.
Six years later, we're still here. We've seen Pierce the Veil together multiple times, "cat-napped" two cats we found outside and built a life together that our 17-year-old selves never could have imagined.
A part of me will always be that 17-year-old who thought she was the coolest girl in the world. And I still do.
Because six years later, she's still the person I want beside me for every concert, every Halloween, every ridiculous adventure, and every ordinary Tuesday in between. She was my teenage dirtbag love story, and she's still my favorite person to live life with.
2 SAVANNA
Adam & I met when we both weren't searching for a relationship. We both were done with love and didn't think it would happen again. Adam and I both worked at Jewel, he was a frozen manager who became a deli manager & I was a front desk manager. We quickly fell in love and decided to grow our family. We now have a two year old son together. We would love to get engaged at Twisted because we both share a deep connection with live music, and music in general. Getting engaged here would mean everything to us and would help us start the next chapter of our love story 🙂
3 ANTHONY
My girlfriend Bailey and I met in our senior year of college on Thanksgiving. We went to the University of Iowa, and they had a game on Black Friday. My friend Austin brought her along, and we hit it off! She was from Iowa and planning to go to law school, so we didn't know what the future held.
After school, I moved back to Chicago, and she took a law internship in New Jersey. She started visiting Chicago and reentered my life. Luckily for us, she chose to attend UIC Law! And once she moved to Chicago, we officially started dating.
She is now finishing her last year of law school, and we have a great apartment together in Lakeview. I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with her, and I want to give her a ring that truly captures all the little moments that led us here.
4 JACK
I have been with my high school sweetheart, Larissa, for almost 10 years. We have cut school to go to The Lounge and been to many years of Twisted shows. I remember taking her to some of her favorite bands at the Aragon, including Andrew McMahon, twenty one pilots, and The Front Bottoms. This would be a great full-circle opportunity to ask her and celebrate a decade of being together.
5 ISRAEL
For the longest time, my story was a classic case of 'wasting time with the wrong person' and a series of boring dates that led nowhere. I even left Chicago for 10 years! But life has a way of surprising you.
Upon returning to the city, I (36) met Christina (38) online (after deleting and reinstalling the app 4 times). She was, admittedly, hesitant to meet, but I knew I had to push for a first date. I am endlessly grateful that she said yes.
The second our eyes met, we both just knew. It was immediate love. And the love story grew even more when I completely fell for her wonderful cat, Meow!
From that spark, we've built our very own happy, quirky unit: the 'Nubz' family. We've found the one after all the wrong turns, and having these rings to solidify our incredible journey would mean the world to the Nubz.
