The adventure begins!

We actually met through our mutual friend, “Tinder”. I don’t think either of us could have expected that a simple swipe would lead to forever. But, here we are, almost 2 years later with a whole life ahead of us. On September 29, 2017, two days after the initial swipe, we met in person. After the first date, it didn’t take much for us both to realize this was the beginning of a lifetime together.

After initially proposing on our first date and improvising with a delicate ring made out of a paper napkin, he officially popped the question and dropped to one knee on September 29, 2018, our first anniversary. I was visiting Alex in Oklahoma City while he was there training. He planned a few places to visit, but I was mainly excited to visit the Myriad Botanical Gardens. We had brunch and walked around town for a bit. When we finally made our way to the Gardens, the place was like something out of a dream. Full of plants and exotic flowers. A place destined to be special to us. As we walked up to the second floor, through a waterfall, we stopped to take a picture. He set the phone down on a timer and as he made his way back, he dropped down to one knee and popped the question. Before I could get a word out, a flood of emotions made me to burst into tears. This was it, my dream guy on one knee asking me to spend the rest of our lives together. It was more than I could have ever wished for. Needless to say, once I was able to speak again, I said “YES”.

Camp Peaceful Pines Tucked in the Stanislaus National Forest, this campground holds many memories for Alex and his family. After visiting for the first time last summer, I knew this would be the perfect venue to celebrate our wedding and share this magical place with those closest to us.