How We Got Here

 

We went to high school together, graduated the same year, had many of the same friends, even suffered through the same Trigonometry class-- but we never actually spoke to each other until we were each about to start our new and separate college lives. 

 

After meeting in the days following our graduation, we quickly formed a bond. We spent that summer getting to know each other, developing countless inside jokes (that we no longer understand), and dining at Southern Illinois' finest greasy food establishments. We were surprised by how quickly we got to know each other, and how easy it was to be with one another.

 

It was bittersweet, but when summer ended we went our separate ways and each started our own college adventures. After a few ups, downs, and a year apart, we committed to a long-distance relationship and have been together ever since! We graduated from our respective colleges and moved together to Los Angeles.

 

We got engaged on our 6-year dating anniversary on a beach in Santa Barbara, CA after a day of wine tasting and ice cream eating. We are so excited to celebrate our wedding with family and friends in the town where we both grew up and where we fell in love.