Nick and Ashley first met their freshman year of high school when they were both 15. They had the same friend group, and spent a lot of time hanging out after school and on weekends. Although they never saw each other as anything other than friends (Ashley even helped Nick shop for a Christmas gift for his girlfriend at the time), they always felt comfortable around each other and made some pretty funny memories. In a "Coming of Age" narrative Ashley wrote her senior year, reflecting on high school, she mentioned that one of her favorite high school memories was playing catch phrase with Nick. After high school, they did not talk or see each other at all for about three years. Until one night, they ran into each other at a bar downtown Naperville. It was Ashley's 21st birthday and she was out celebrating. They ended up having an extremely bland conversation. You know, the kind you have when you haven't seen someone since high school and now you're standing next to them in some random bar? Awkward... A couple months after that, they somehow found our way back into a mutual friend group again. Although this time, they saw each other in a different light. They both tried to send each other hints of interest, however, neither one of them caught on. Until, one morning, when Ashley walked out to her car and found a note from Nick asking her out on a date. As time went on, they became closer and closer until their connection and compatibility was undeniable. They both agreed that it had never been so easy to love someone. They are truly best friends at the root. They go together like Jim and Pam, Ash and Pikachu, Mike and Eleven. They are both so excited to start this new chapter of their lives with their friends and family by their side.