AJ and Devon met for the first time ten years ago, during preseason at Roanoke College. AJ was a sophomore on the men’s soccer team and Devon was a freshman on the field hockey team. When they met, they hit it off immediately and despite spending as much time as they could together, it took them almost two years to make it official! After AJ's graduation, he moved on to law school in North Carolina while Devon finished up her senior year at Roanoke. They continued to visit each other over the summer, on long weekends, and during school breaks. Devon graduated and moved back home to New York, at the same time that AJ transferred to a different law school in New Jersey. They continued their trips to see each other on the weekends, with regular two-hour drives and train rides between New York and Philadelphia. After Devon graduated with her master's degree and AJ graduated from law school, they found their first apartment in Philadelphia and moved in together in September 2017. In December 2019, AJ finally got down on one knee and asked Devon to spend the rest of their lives together. Afterwards, when they arrived to what Devon thought would be a quiet dinner to celebrate, she was surprised yet again at the sight of all of their family and closest friends waiting to celebrate with them!