We were wedding guests in the summer of 2021. I was invited by the bride and Ben was invited by the groom. I went alone and didn't realize until I got there that everyone at the wedding was a stranger with the exception of the bride and a few of the bridesmaids I had already met. As I walked over to the ceremony area to sit down, I saw Ben with two friends, Ezra (Ben's groomsman) and Megan (our now shared friend). I asked to sit with them, fearing the awkwardness of sitting alone. For the rest of the evening, we all had a wonderful time together eating, playing games and most importantly, on the dance floor. Truly, Ben wasn't much on my radar as a potential love interest until we danced to the YMCA together while shaping the wrong letters and I saw his goofy side for the first time. I will say, I hoped he would ask me for a dance that night, but I will settle for dancing with him for the rest of our lives.

Our wedding planner, Amy, invited us to an open house just outside of Lynchburg to meet vendors and to enter into a competition. The competition was to win a wedding giveaway! Crazily enough, we won! About an hour later, while exploring our venue, we stood in the spot where we will get married. Ally looked at me and said "it's crazy a year from now we'll get married here". I then said "but today..." got down on one knee and asked her to marry me. She had no clue it was coming!