Annalise and Aaron had remarkably similar childhood and young adult lives. Both the Winters and Katz families relocated frequently when their kids were young, before finally settling into the western suburbs of Chicago. Annalise and Aaron attended Naperville North High School, where Aaron was one year senior to Annalise. For college, Aaron and Annalise both headed South to Clemson University, and still managed to never cross paths. Post Clemson, both began their careers in Atlanta. Through fate or sheer probability, their parallel lives finally converged one summer evening in 2019 while attending a Clemson football watch party at a bar in Atlanta. The events of their first meeting are up for debate – Annalise insists she approached Aaron first, but Aaron is certain he initiated the conversation. To Annalise’s credit, she did seal the deal with, “Let me grab your number, we should catch up on Naperville gossip sometime.” A short time later, they went on their first date, and time spent nearby turned into time spent together. Annalise couldn’t be held down in one place for long. She sadly departed Atlanta and Aaron for a new job in all places… Chicago! Aaron, smitten and lovesick, decided it was time - for the first time - for him to follow Annalise. On August 24, 2023, Aaron asked Annalise to marry him on the rooftop of their Chicago apartment. Annalise and Aaron are counting down the days until they say 'I Do' and their happily ever after as partners for life.