We met thanks to our good friends at a birthday celebration. One of us walked into a wine bar and confidently ordered tequila shots, and the other knew instantly he was in trouble (and in love.) For the next five years, our relationship lived firmly in the “just friends” category. Our paths crossed often, but life kept moving and the timing was never quite right. Still, somehow, the spark patiently waited. Everything changed after a long stretch without seeing each other and back-to-back concert weekends. One of us finally made the first move, conveniently less than two weeks before a big move to Florida. What started as something fun quickly turned into something real, even with distance between us. After a few years together, countless flights, and one very affordable vacation destination for Dyllan, we decided it was time to be in the same place. And now, here we are—proof that sometimes the best love stories just take a little time. Five years of friendship turned out to be the perfect foundation for forever.