Gallery

May 2020 - Carlsbad strawberry fields

May 2020 - Our first date out in public since the pandemic started: Strawberry picking

July 2020 - Dating during the pandemic at the San Diego Zoo

September 2020 - Outback Steakhouse

October 2020 - Dinner with Maddie (bridesmaid) in Old Town San Diego

October 2020 - First time picking pumpkins to carve together at Bates Nut Farm

December 2020 - First Christmas together looking at lights with G (groomsman)

January 2021 - First trip together in Laguna Beach

February 2021 - Valentine’s Day at Bali Hai restaurant on the San Diego bay

July 2021 - Avery’s Grammy’s 90th birthday party

August 2021 - Las Vegas with Abdul (groomsman)

September 2021 - Knott’s Scary Farm

October 2021 - Top of the Rock during our first New York trip together

October 2021 - Whitney Museum of American Art in New York

October 2021 - Phantom of the Opera costume for our favorite holiday

November 2021 - SAINt JHN concert at the San Diego House of Blues

January 2022 - Sunset at Rancho Guejito Vineyard

February 2022 - Valentine’s Day in Balboa Park

March 12, 2022 - Celebrated Avery’s birthday with Alex knowing he was proposing the next day!

March 13, 2022 - Mt. Soledad proposal in La Jolla

March 13th, 2022 - Alex told Avery that her friends were surprising her with a day after her birthday picnic

The rose petal trail Alex prepared for the proposal on Mt. Soledad

A crowd gathered while Alex set up the proposal. He gave the crowd a thumbs up when Avery said yes!

Freshly engaged!

March 2022 - Engagement trip to Colorado. Avery didn’t know where they were going, but Alex told her he’d be proposing on the mystery destination trip. He surprised her by proposing in San Diego.

March 2022 - Alex and Avery love dessert together

March 2022 - Dua Lipa concert that was AMAZING!

May 2022 - Alex and Avery’s first engagement photoshoot in a very old home in San Diego

May 2022 - First engagement shoot

May 2022 - Alex has played guitar since he was a kid

June 2022 - Del Mar Fair

June 2022 - Alex with two of his groomsmen (G and Abdul) at our engagement party

June 2022 - Alex and Avery with their Grammys

June 2022 - Alex giving a speech at our engagement party

June 2022 - Alex and Avery with their groomsman and bridesmaid, Bartosh and Lily

June 2022 - Alex and Avery with Alex’s brothers/groomsmen, Greg and Tommy

October 2022 - First time apple picking! Avery and Alex moved to State College, PA for Avery’s graduate studies in June 2022.

December 2022 - Avery found her wedding dress while home in San Diego

March 2023 - Vacation in West Palm Beach, Florida

March 2023 - Vacation in West Palm Beach, Florida

March 2023 - West Palm Beach, FL

March 2023 - Birthday dinner celebration for Avery in West Palm Beach, Florida

March 2023 - Birthday celebration in West Palm Beach, Florida

March 2023 - Avery’s 27th birthday celebration

May 2023 - Trying our first Philly cheesesteak at Ishkabibbles

May 2023 - Philadelphia

May 2023 - Alex and Avery visited Philadelphia and got dinner with Avery’s bridesmaid, Alyssa

September 2023 - Alex and Avery saw Odesza in the middle of somewhere in Pennsylvania and it was an amazing show

October 2023 - Alex and Avery dressed as Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox for Halloween

December 2023 - Alex and Avery moved from State College, Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. a couple blocks from the White House and various monuments

December 2023 - Alex and Avery did another engagement shoot while visiting San Diego

February 2024 - Alex and Avery getting burgers with Alex’s parents in D.C.

February 2024 - Alex’s parents visit Alex and Avery in Washington D.C.

February 2024 - Avery with Alex’s mom, Marti, in front of the White House

February 2024 - Alex with his parents, Marti and Louis, on Alex and Avery’s apartment rooftop with the Washington Monument in the background

March 2024 - Alex and Avery at a “Tumblrcore” concert with Indie/Pop music from the 2010s.

March 2024 - Avery and Alex enjoyed the cherry blossoms in D.C.

March 2024 - Cherry blossoms by the Tidal Basin

March 2024 - Alex on the steps of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial with the Washington Monument in the background

March 2024 - Avery loving the cherry blossom bloom

March 2024 - Birthday dinner for Avery at their favorite Italian restaurant in D.C. called Grazie Nonna

May 2024 - Dinner in D.C. to celebrate Avery’s graduate school graduation

May 2024 - Avery graduated from Penn State with an M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Avery’s Grammy and her mom came from CA for the graduation.

May 2024 - Avery and Alex with Avery’s mom and Grammy after the 3 women went on an east coast road trip

May 2024 - Alex and Avery’s friends/bridal party members, Lily and Bartosh, after dinner and gelato in D.C. with their son, Noah

May 2024 - Alex and Avery on the rooftop of their D.C. apartment

May 2024 - Dinner with Avery’s dad and his wife at a French restaurant in D.C.

June 2024 - Alex and Avery saw Wicked on Broadway

June 2024 - Alex and Avery in New York at Avery’s cousin James’ wedding

June 2024 - The Benbrook wedding

June 2024 - New York wedding

June 2024 - Alex and Avery on the dance floor at James’ wedding to Ellie

June 2024 - Dinner date in Georgetown D.C.

July 2024 - Birthday dinner for Alex at their favorite D.C. Italian spot, Grazie Nonna

July 2024 - Our last time at Grazie Nonna before our big move back to San Diego

July 2024 - Dinner at Avery’s dad and wife’s house for Alex’s birthday

July 2024 - Avery and Alex did a third engagement shoot to capture their love in Washington D.C.

July 2024 - Almost made it onto the invite!

July 2024 - Also almost made it onto the invite!

July 2024 - Alex and Avery in Nashville, TN on their road trip from the east coast back home to San Diego!

July 2024 - Alex and Avery officially moved back to the west coast

July 2024 - We missed the beach!

August 2024 - Alex and Avery at the tasting for their wedding!