Short story long - Alice and Adam met through mutual friends in college. Spending lots of time around each other, but never actually together, they decided to change that. They met up at Alchemy, a nearby coffee shop, to get to know each other better. This is the coffee date that kicked off hundreds more and a relationship that not only thrives off of coffee but the many adventures from whitewater kayaking to biking they are so lucky to go on together.

Adam proposed to Alice in the New River Gorge in West Virginia after an eventful lap on the New River. Right before the last rapid of the day, all boats pulled to the side of the river and everyone cracked open a beer to try and savor the last bits of a beautiful Fall day on the river. Adam asked Alice if she wanted to take some pictures to give our family as Christmas gifts. It was during those photos that Adam pulled the ring from his PFD, got down on one knee, and asked Alice to marry him.