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November 3, 2018
Fayetteville, NC
#ForeverandAlways

Katelyn & Alexander

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Alexander Connell

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Katelyn Matarese

#ForeverandAlways

November 3, 2018

Fayetteville, NC

How it started

non traditional all the way

Long story short we met in High School through a friend that I was dating at the time. We did not like each other at first and it took about three years of friendship and my dads approval before we finally started dating. I used to ask Alex what his first impression of me was and he used to say to me "cute but loud". I kept thinking what an accurate description. I tell him I thought he was mysterious because he was so quiet and older than me. Anyway, he asked me to go to the movies a week before my 18th birthday and I went to my dad and asked his permission, and my dad said no and I got so angry I blurted out "what about the weekend after my birthday" and my dad said sure. Needless to say Alex stuck around 3 years later.

The Proposal

I jumped the gun

Well me and him had been talking for a while and looking at rings and I showed him a ring one day and I said that is the one and I want it. He said okay, and then we didn't discuss it for a while I was busy with school and he was busy with work. I got the idea in my head that I would propose to him, I had no problem with that. I wanted to do it in a sweet way that meant something to both of us. So I made a video on this website that I made videos on before and I told him I have a surprise for him this weekend. So it came time for us to hang out on Saturday and I showed him this loving video that was a reflection of our relationship and at the end of the video it had a picture of a Dr. Who box with a ring in it and the box said "will you be my companion?". After the video went off I said "so what do you think?" he smiled and was speechless but he finally said "it was a proposal?" and I said "yes, so what do you say?" and he said "uhh..yes" then we both cried and laughed. He then revealed to me that he was going to order my ring that day before I proposed and surprise me. All i could do was cry and hug him because he was thinking of me and I loved that and I love him.

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