*Written by Claire* We met through a dating app- Bumble. For this app, once you get a match the girl reaches out first. On John's profile he had a quote from Anchorman. "I have many leather bound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany." I thought he was being serious and was seriously intrigued by a guy who had leather books. So I asked him what his favorite was. It wasn’t until later that I admitted I had no idea it was a quote and that technically we bonded over a miscommunication. Our first date was at Seaboards wine bar in Matthews. We discovered that we actually lived about 7 minutes from each other, what luck! During our date John made me feel completely at ease to the point where I admitted I had published a book, that I would bring the Mamma Mia 2 soundtrack as my only music to a deserted island, and when John spilled his entire glass of wine across the table, neither of us minded. Leading up to our second date I was admittedly trying to play it cool. I had told myself I didn’t want a relationship but dang it I really liked this one. John likes to point out that I wasn’t being cool but rather annoying as I kept him on his toes all weekend wondering if I would meet up with him and his friends. I did. Twice. It just took me a while to say yes. Our second date was a few days later at good food. That night something switched and I can remember looking across the table at him, just so at ease. I could feel something was different with him. I brought him to meet Aby and of course she fell in love instantly. Those were all the signs I needed, I wanted to keep him forever! Since books brought us together it is only right that books surround us on our special day. Keep a look out for all the little ways we have incorporated our favorite stories into our day. We can't wait to celebrate with you!