Well, if you have been invited to this wedding you probably have a pretty good idea of who we are, but, if not, here you go! It started 10+ years ago when Derek slid into Abby's MySpace DM's "Here's my number, text me." He was 17 and she was 15. Abby was swept off her feet, love at first sight, and totally sold on this older boy. Well, maybe it wasn't that easy of a courtship but, soon Abby would spend nearly every weekend with Derek for the remainder of high school. After countless nights spent at Jay's house, a few house parties at the Bushman's (sorry Kris & Bruce), summers at Priest Lake, and a few school dances later, it became clear that Abby and Derek were in for quite the journey. Then onto WSU for 2 years spent on the Palouse together. One, because it was a few years ago, and two, because it was Pullman, the whole thing is a blur. From Abby diving completely head first into all things Theta and Derek trying to stay as far away from that as possible (you could find him and Bren at the Rec most days), their time together was spent at Cougar football Saturdays, Abby being Derek's DD, and dragging him to Date Dashes. They had a blast! The next four years were spent in different cities and countries. From Derek in Burien then to Law School at GU and Abby in Barcelona/Pullman to Bellevue, they struggled at times but always made time for each other. They traveled to Cabo, Rome, Vegas, Scottsdale, Canada and sailed the Caribbean. Derek visited Abby in Kirkland often and grew even closer to Abby's Theta friends. He cherished every minute spent together on those short weekends. Finally, they decided being in the same city didn't sound like the worst idea. Being fully employed and living together, Derek found the courage to pop the question in NYC! So here we are, 10 years and a lot of laughs later, we are getting married! From senior prom to law school prom...now we're off to the Big Dance! We cannot wait to celebrate with all of you.