It's all happening!

There was a housewarming party, dive bars, and a taco truck. Seven dates in seven days, and almost as many nights spent at Whole Foods. Matt bought Amy’s favorite book after date #1 (The Alchemist), Amy pretended not to notice the tears in Matt’s eyes during Apollo 13. A whirlwind string of consecutive dates turned into weeks, months, and now years. After a deployment, a five thousand mile move, two new jobs, buying a house, adopting a puppy, and countless adventures, we are beyond excited to celebrate our big day with you!

Checking one off the bucket list, Matt and Amy planned post-deployment trip to Big Island in search of lava. Amy had no idea Matt had been secretly showing off the ring in the days leading up to the trip and she certainly didn’t expect that ring shopping had been on his to-do list when he stopped in Guam... Looking back, she should have known something was up when he splurged for the $10.99 Korbel instead of $8.99 Barefoot Bubbly outside of Kona Airport. Alas, after a 6 mile bike ride and 3 miles hiking across a lava field, they found what they were looking for. Amy wanted a picture in front of the molten lava, Matt whispered to the unsuspecting stranger that he should just keep taking pictures. Next thing you know, Matt’s opening up the box upside down, Amy is putting out the wrong hand, and the rest is history.