In 2015, on 4th of July weekend Shahla was visiting Miami from Orlando with some of her girl friends. That Friday night, Alex and Michael (Alex's twin brother) came out to meet with the girls for a night out on the town. The entire night we were inseparable, we spent the night dancing, and finding out we had all sorts of things in common - one could say there were *fireworks* ;) Shahla was hesitant to start a long distance relationship with a DJ involved in nightlife, but Alex's romantic disposition and unwavering persistence convinced her otherwise. On September 12th, we finally made it "Facebook Official." And after a year of making it work long distance, Alex moved to Orlando where we've experienced all the highs, lows, twists and turns of love.

On our 5th anniversary, we were visiting the beautiful beaches of the Florida Panhandle in Destin, FL. We were taking a stroll along the beach at sunset, when Alex began acting a little suspicious. We had snapped a selfie, and from one moment to the next Shahla turns around to notice Alex was down on one knee. And well… you wouldn't be reading this if she had said no.