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Allison and Dave visited Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in March to see the flowers and trees begin to bloom.

Dave built a raised bed in his backyard. We've been working on planting vegetables and flowers on the weekends!

Dave gave Allison a beautiful bouquet of roses for Valentine's Day.

We planted two crab apple trees in the front of Dave's yard on a chilly Saturday in mid-February! We're excited to see how they grow with us as a married couple.

Allison and Dave rang in the new year with great anticipation of what's to come in 2025!

Allison and Dave had their first Christmas at Crosspointe - the candlelight service is a special holiday tradition for her.

Allison and Dave enjoyed seeing their first winter snow flurries together on this hike at National Bridge State Park.

Allison and Dave visited Natural Bridge State Park for a chilly winter picnic.

Dave and Allison watched their first Christmas parade together - it was very cold!

Allison's childhood tree made the journey to Dave's house this year. He hosted Christmas morning for his family.

Dave's sister and brother-in-law kindly hosted us for couples Christmas photos.

We visited the Hotel Roanoke the weekend after Thanksgiving to kickstart the Christmas holiday season.

Dave and Allison were generously gifted a fire pit by his sister and brother-in-law!

Dave carved the bell peppers for the family "mac-o-lantern" dinner ahead of Halloween!

Dave and Allison painted pumpkins this fall. They saved some of the seeds, sprouted them, and planted them in the garden.

Allison and Dave enjoy hiking at Eno River State Park.

Dave and Allison have picnicked at Bond Park a number of times; they enjoyed taking a pedal boat around the lake.

Dave took Allison to visit Grandfather Mountain in July; they had a picnic before crossing the mile high swinging bridge.

Allison's great aunt Mimi is 104! She won't be making the long trip to the wedding, so Dave got to meet her in July.

Allison's FCCLA family gave her this lovely engagement card!

Allison and Dave never looked at rings together before their engagement - but she couldn't be happier with the family ring she was given.

It was a beautiful morning by the sea; a couple of passersby clapped when she said yes!

Dave and Allison were engaged on July 20 in the Isle of Palms.

Dave's younger cousins made this fun sand art for them to discover on the shore as they walked back from their engagement.

The antique engagement ring Dave gave to Allison was worn by his maternal grandmother Carol. The platinum and diamond band is from 1953.

Dave and his family took Allison to visit Charleston, South Carolina in July; they took a horse-drawn carriage tour of downtown.

Dave gave Allison these beautiful flowers for her birthday!

Dave and Allison visited the North Carolina Museum of Art for their seventh date! This is the first photograph they ever took together.

After three successful dates, these are the first flowers Dave ever gave Allison on their fourth date. They met for drinks (tea and lemonade!) before going to dinner.

It started with hello...