We're getting married!

Despite living next door to each other during our senior year at Vanderbilt, we didn’t officially meet until February 2016. Two of our mutual friends started dating, so Ben's roommate invited Alyson to come to a party in his apartment. We immediately hit it off, and it wasn't long before we were officially dating. Even though we were only in school together for two and a half months, Alyson had the great idea to date long-distance after graduation, and it was the best decision we ever made.

After living together in Cleveland and adopting a dog, we moved back to Nashville for Alyson to attend graduate school. Ben took Alyson on a walk through Vanderbilt’s campus before a date night during her summer vacation. When they got to her favorite building, Wyatt Center, Ben proposed on the steps, much to her surprise! We got to celebrate days later with a pre-planned trip to Seagrove, Florida.