We went to college together for four years without ever crossing paths, until our senior year. Our love story started where many great ones do: our college bar. Sarcastic jokes and terrible dance moves sparked a friendship that felt effortless from the very beginning. For Elise, it was simply a fun new friendship and for Brandon, he was trying to turn it into a date while insisting he “just wanted more friends.” Before he could convince her to go out without her entire friend group, COVID hit. Suddenly, daily conversations became the norm. When Elise returned to campus to quarantine with her house of ten girls, Brandon showed up too. In our little bubble, we fell in love as effortlessly as becoming friends. Six years later, the jokes, the dancing, and the ease of being together have never stopped. And now, that long-awaited date has turned into a wedding day!