For me, Brooke & Sean’s “Day 1” starts in Asbury Park. It was July 4th weekend & after spending hours at Porta, we all got home & crashed. Well, everyone but Brooke - she spent the next few hours talking to someone she met on Bumble who she already really liked. Now 4am, I want to say that I thought “she better marry this guy” but what I actually thought was “hope her phone dies.” Her phone did not die. She made plans to hang out with that guy the next day & the rest is history! 3 years later I am lucky enough to be sharing this story with you. However, since this isn’t all about me, I should also tell you about Brooke & Sean. B & I have been friends for 12 years. She is the kindest & most compassionate person I know. She loves to crochet, is happiest when babysitting & her sport of choice is bowling (she is actually a grandma). We have only had two fights in our life, 1st when I pulled out of our prom house & 2nd was when I tried to take one of her Jack&Cokes away from her at the bar. She loves her fur babies & is obsessed with Rae Dunn. She is annoyingly athletic & can run a 5k without training and having only Mallomars for breakfast. She loves to travel & once flew to California for 48 hours to be on Let’s Make a Deal. While I haven’t known Sean since high school, I can tell you who he is today. Sean is a coach & teacher and spends his weekends visiting breweries & watching sports. He is a Mets & Jets fan which is awkward since his side job is playing QB for the Packers. That stuff is cool, but the best thing about Sean is how much he loves B (I see it most when he is being dragged around a brewery by Dakota who he didn’t even want there in the first place). Looking back at that moment in 2015, what could have just been a sleepless night, set into motion the best thing that would happen to my friend. I feel so lucky to have been there from the start of their 1st chapter & am excited to be part of the beginning of the next. See you at the wedding! -Sara