It was the first day of senior year of college, Advanced Biochemistry class. Denise and Alex had never met before and were both looking forward to being single for a while. Denise was always early to class and took a seat at the front of the room. She looked over and locked eyes with this handsome guy entering the classroom and, with his brilliant blue eyes and an amazing smile radiating back at her, she felt herself blush. He took a seat right behind her, she turned in her seat and the conversation just flowed. They never wanted to stop talking and found they had 5 classes together that year! He invited her to hang out after class and they talked late into the night...about everything. By the end of the week, they had gone on their first date, hiking in a secret spot in the forest that only Alex knew about, and shared their first kiss. Alex asked Denise to be his girlfriend on September 17th, 2013.

Denise and Alex just couldn't get enough of each other! Other than seeing each other during the Chemistry classes they had each day, they spent practically every evening after classes together, hanging out with friends, laughing until they could barely breathe, talking until the wee hours of the night, and snuggling under the starry night sky. Falling in love was the easiest thing either of them had ever done. And since then, there was no turning back! They've gone to countless music festivals and concerts together. Taken road trips across the country. Camping trips. Hiking adventures. Adopting their sweet puppy, Bellamy. They fought for each other through the tough times and celebrated the good times. They knew that, through thick and thin, they were what each other wanted. Always. And their love only continued to grow...

To celebrate all of their endless love for each other, there was only one logical next step. Denise and Alex are anything but traditional and Denise wanted to be the one to pop the question. She bought the ring and decided on a location that was very close to both of their hearts, Summer Camp Music Festival. She carried the ring in her bag the entire weekend long, but just couldn't get up the courage...or the timing just wasn't right. Finally, at the last show of the festival on the last night of the festival, Denise thought it was now or never. They were surrounded by all of their friends and Denise's favorite band was playing in the background. She asked and...he didn't exactly say yes. Instead, he attacked her lips with his and they kissed until they could barely breathe. She pulled back and said, "Is that a yes?" and he said "YES!!!". They got engaged on May 27th, 2018.