We're getting married!

It began with a look (Allison doesn’t remember this look). We were at a cookout at a mutual friend’s house in Chicago. I opened the gate to let her in and our eyes met. This was the first spark but it didn’t quite start there. We saw each other socially a few more times, mostly laughing with friends around a fire in Humboldt Park, Chicago. I moved across town and didn’t see her much after that. Unbeknownst to me, she was secretly stalking me on social media, trying to find a way to “accidentally” run in to me. Unfortunately for her, social media isn’t my thing. Fast forward about a year, we finally ran into each other and I asked her out. On the way to pick her up for our first date, I was anxious and nervous. I saw her and simultaneously I felt calm, happy, comfortable. Our eyes met again and the spark turned into a fire. We fell in love quickly and deeply. Now here we are in Memphis planning our wedding and excited to start our new life together. -Alex