Stephen and Audrey met in 6th grade at Saint Philip Neri Catholic School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Audrey had been attending SPN since pre-school and Stephen had attended various schools in Midwest City, Choctaw, and Alabama. So sixth grade rolls around....it’s August 2003. Stephen was one of the “new kids” at SPN and for some reason Audrey’s class had 4 “new kids” that were boys that year. The school year starts off, Audrey and Steve meet, they sort of play together at recess (large groups of kids playing kickball or some other sport)....so not really kickin it off as friends at first. Audrey thought Steve was kind of an “asshole” (excuse the language haha) so she didn’t want to be friends with him. When her friend told Audrey she had a crush on Steve, Audrey’s first reaction was like “Ew! That rude nerdy boy?” Well some time passed and Audrey and Steve were in Newspaper together where they got to know each other a little better. By this time they were “friendly Acquaintances” but all of that changed when they were assigned to sit next to each other in their home room/Religion/ History class. From sitting by each other they started to get to know each other and learned they had a similar taste in humor. This is really when they started to become Best Friends. They would talk on AOL instant Messenger when they weren’t at school (this was before cellphones, Facebook, instagram, etc). When 7th grade rolls around Steve comes back to school with contacts & frosted tips. With Audrey now almost 13 she had a crush on a different guy every week, and Steve’s frosted tips made her realize he was really cute. Her friend was still dating him so she just remained friends with him and crushed on other guys. By the end of 7th grade they could talk for hours about anything and everything and realized they had a special bond that would last a long time. After 8th grade it was time to go to high school and sadly Audrey and Steve went to different schools.

It was 2013 and Audrey and Steve were both 21 and both in college. Audrey had finally seen all of the Star Wars Movies and was hooked! Since 2012, Audrey and Steve would text occasionally to discuss star wars and when they would finally watch the movies together. This was just casual texting as friends ;) Then around January/February they started texting a little more & Audrey had a dream she saw Steve (mind you he hadn’t updated his Facebook profile pic in awhile and she hadn’t seen him in a long time). The very next day Audrey was at the popular liquor store in Stillwater buying booze for a party the following evening. Steve was also at that liquor store with his best friend Aaron buying booze. They ran into each other and Audrey was shocked. Steve look exactly how she’d pictured him in her dream! They caught up and she invited him to the party the following night. The day after their party they had their first date at McDonalds(haha) and an OSU softball game plus watching lord of the rings at Steve’s apartment. They began texting and hanging out all of the time. Then one day after they’d been “talking” for about a month, Audrey had just had therapy and it was a rough session so she asked if she could come over. While at Steve’s they were talking and Audrey was like when are we gonna make this Facebook official? Steve was like let’s do it right now! This was April 1st 2013 (April fools day) so of course Audrey and Steve found this hilarious to make their anniversary and the rest is history!

The year is 2018 and Audrey and Steve are still goin strong! In April they celebrated their 5th anniversary and Audrey was hoping maybe Steve would propose by then. Haha that did not happen. A few months went by and Steve wanted Audrey to show him exactly what type of ring she wanted so they went “shopping”. Then came September and Audrey’s birthday. Steve has a surprise for Audrey and he was taking her somewhere. It was not an engagement but almost just as good! He took her to the elephant sanctuary in Hugo, ok and they went on a private tour. It was magical and everything Audrey could have ever dreamed of. Before this they had already booked a trip to Colorado because they were itching to see the mountains and get out of Oklahoma for a bit! They booked their trip for October and were going to go on a weekend away to Colorado Springs. Audrey has been talking about going to Garden of the Gods so Steve went and booked a tour for the Sunday they’d be there. When they got to Garden of the Gods, they found out they were the only ones in their tour and Steve never got a chance to tell the tour guide he was going to propose. So halfway through the tour they stopped for a snack and pictures. Their tour guide was taking pictures and then Steve bent the knee and proposed! Audrey of course said yes! Apparently he had asked Audrey’s parents and then told his dad and Audrey’s cousin Megan (to make sure she did her nails all nice and pretty). It was a pretty special moment and in a beautiful place. The rest of the tour was fun as Audrey and Steve took pictures the rest of the way back as a newly engaged couple! The rest has been full of wedding planning and excitement!