Cristian and I met at Brickhouse in downtown Jonesboro, Arkansas, in May of 2023. That night, we exchanged Snapchats and phone numbers, and we stayed in touch as friends. One day, Cristian was driving back to Jonesboro from Hot Springs, and since I knew he’d be passing through Benton, I asked if he wanted to grab dinner together. We did — and had such a great time that we went out again the very next weekend for what became our official first date at Local Lime in Little Rock. On July 19th, Cristian asked me to be his girlfriend. I was over the moon — honestly, I had already started dreaming about our wedding. From our very first date, I knew Cristian was the one I wanted to marry, and I am so lucky I got to marry my soul mate in private with our families and then reshare vows again with all of our closest family and friends.