Alex Ciccarone and Alan Gomez met after they joined the cross-country team at Miami Sunset Senior High School in 2010. Despite their different backgrounds, they bonded over their shared love for Arizona iced tea and quickly became inseparable. Throughout their high school years, they supported each other through triumphs and setbacks, forming an unbreakable friendship. As senior year approached, their feelings for each other began to grow, but they were hesitant to jeopardize their friendship. Realizing that their connection was growing, Alan took a chance one night and kissed Alex. This lead him to muster the courage to ask Alex out officially through Twitter direct message that same night. Their relationship faced its share of challenges as they navigated the transition from friends to more than friends, but their bond only grew stronger with time. After graduation, Alan and Alex went through some trials and tribulations while in college, but they still knew they could always depend on each other. What solidified their relationship was when Alan made the bold decision to move to New York, where Alex had been pursuing her dreams in journalism. Alan's leap of faith cemented their relationship, and together they built a life filled with love, laughter, and new experiences. Now, nearly 12 years later, they are ready to take the ultimate step and tie the knot. Though they already feel like “partners in life” (Alex jokingly didn’t want to be called girlfriend after year 7 so she started calling Alan this), they are thrilled to make their commitment official and begin the next chapter of their journey as husband and wife!