A couple who met through a walking group page on social media are celebrating their engagement after a stunning waterfall proposal. Samantha 'Sam' Price, 37, and Roger Taylor, 28, have completed several hikes and cold water swims across South Wales after meeting through the Walking in Wales Facebook group.
The page, which has over 130,000 followers, was created for hiking enthusiasts to share pictures of from their adventures and meet up with other like-minded people to go with. Dental nurse Sam posted in the group for asking for recommendations on a new places to explore, with driver Roger replying with a list of beauty spots.
The pair then started chatting online and arranged to go on a walk together as friends. But this soon blossomed into something more, and now they are planning to spend the rest of their lives together.
As reported by Wales Online, Roger said: "Neither of us was looking for a relationship, we were just looking for likeminded people to go for walks with." But over time, their friendship progressed to something more and they soon got together. Earlier in September, after a year together, Roger popped the question in front of gorgeous waterfalls in Brecon - and Sam said yes.
Sam, who has two children, aged six and seven, lives in Abertillery whilst Roger, who has two children aged seven and nine, lives in Cardiff - so the pair think it's extremely unlikely they would have met, if not for the Walking in Wales group.
Speaking about her new fiancé, Sam said: "I'm so grateful to have met Roger, he's the most amazing person! I joined the group [Walking in Wales] because I used to do solo walks and cold water swims and wanted recommendations on where to go next. I posted on the group and Roger commented and we started talking and later arranged a walk, and it went from there really."
While dating, the pair enjoyed a Christmastime walk across Brecon last year and particularly enjoyed visiting the waterfalls. It was here that Roger decided to take Sam to ask her to marry him.
"We'd spoken about getting engaged but I was not expecting it," Sam said. "Roger proposed at the waterfalls in Brecon where we went last Christmas, then we went out for a meal to celebrate. We're looking at 2024 [to tie the knot]."
Speaking about his new fiancée, Roger said: "Sam really is amazing and she has such a beautiful aura and I am so proud to call her mine."
The couple's comments come after Sam shared photos of the proposal on the Walking in Wales group - and racked up more than 8,500 likes and hundreds of congratulatory comments.
"Just wanted to say I met the most wonderful man in this group and this week he took me to the waterfalls and proposed," she wrote. "Forever grateful for him coming into my life and for this group. I want to show my appreciation for the group [Walking in Wales] - it's amazing to have met somebody through it!" she added to WalesOnline.
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