It only took us traveling 100 miles away from our separate homes to discover that we lived less than 10 miles apart. It’s almost like it was meant to be; every choice, experience, and step in our lives has led us to this moment. We met at the University of Georgia in January 2020 and established our relationship shortly after. Then we had to survive a worldwide pandemic in the following months, using FaceTime every day until our phones died (and if you know Dawn, it’s always her phone that dies first). We traveled, grew, and learned more about each other with every new experience. In July 2024, our journey reached a beautiful milestone when we got engaged in 30A, Florida. Since then, we've continued building our life together, buying our first home and preparing for our biggest adventure yet: our wedding in September 2026. Something that once seemed so far away was so close after all.