Sam & Alessa met in September of 2016 in the lounge of Pierpont Hall, the dorm building in which they both lived freshman year at UMass. 7 months later, their friendship took the next step one fateful night in the Pierpont stairwell, when Sam finally mustered up the courage, and made his feelings known. 7 years later, atop the cliffs of the Saigon Trail in San Diego -- where they moved in together one year prior -- Sam & Alessa got engaged. And now we're here :)