We are beyond excited that this year finally feels like the year that our wedding will become a reality! It has been a long journey, but we are thrilled that we are still as happy as ever with each other, which means we are far beyond any worries about cold feet :) We can't wait to share our happiest day with you all and celebrate our love together!

It is with our deepest regret that we have to announce the postponement of our July 30th wedding celebration. We are devastated that we will not be able to hold this event this summer, especially as COVID restrictions in the United States are starting to lift. Unfortunately, the United States border is still currently closed to travelers from the United Kingdom, as well as other countries, and there is no telling when this will change. As we are an international couple, we need to be able to have an international wedding, which is not possible this summer. We do not currently have another date set, but we will let you know our updated plans once we figure it out. Sorry for any inconvenience, but we hope to see you all and celebrate with you soon. Stay safe ❤️ Given the situation, we also wanted to let everyone know that when we got engaged, we soon realized that our best and only viable immigration option included legally getting married before moving here. We didn’t and don’t want that to be, or feel like, the beginning of our marriage, as we don’t want to feel deprived of a real wedding. We really just looked at it as a necessary part of his immigration process. It’s so frustrating that we will need to wait even longer now for our REAL wedding, but we wanted to let you know that thankfully we don’t currently have any stress regarding Andy’s immigration status. We had wanted to keep the real story as our little secret, but we don’t want anyone to feel deceived. So although we may be married from a legal perspective, we do not consider that to be the beginning of our marriage. We therefore respectfully ask that you do not reach out with any gestures of “congratulations” at this point. Our marriage will not feel real until we can say “I do” in front of all of the people we love and care about most. You. We hope you will all be able to join us eventually for the day we always intended it to be. With love, Allie and Andy

Allie and a friend had a show playing ukulele and singing cover songs at a local bar in Taiwan. Andy came to the show and introduced himself beforehand. As he called her "darlin" in his British accent, she was almost instantly swooning. As she got on stage, Andy watched and listened in awe of her amazing voice. He loved her red hair, her piercing eyes, and green plaid shirt, but mostly her voice. After the show, she asked her friends if she should try to talk to him, and they encouraged her to "go sit in his lap" without precedence. She giggled in amusement and decided walking over and saying hello would be better. He told her, "You're going to sing at my funeral one day," which naturally made a lasting impression. Later that night, he invited her over sometime that week to make her a sandwich and choose from the variety of sauce options in his fridge. She loves sandwiches and sauce, so she couldn't say no... They've been eating sandwiches with lots of sauce ever since!