Gallery

October 2014: Grace snapped the first picture of just the two of them, taken inside Ground Zero, their favorite spot on campus for milkshakes!

October 2016: Grace and Stephen got all dressed up for the Trojan Knights invite, but decided to ditch and get Salt & Straw instead (iykyk)

October 2017: Grace and Stephen took part in the traditional USC Senior Weekender trip to San Francisco for the USC vs. Cal game!

October 2018: Grace and Stephen were caught in the rain at Disneyland...which ended up happening many times!

October 2019: They attended Stephen's cousin Chelsea's wedding; now she will be officiating theirs!

October 2020: Grace and Stephen take a hike during the lockdown.

October 2021: They continued the apple-picking tradition when Stephen visited Grace in Virginia.

October 2022: Grace and Stephen went to When We Were Young Music Festival in Las Vegas, NV.

October 2023: Grace and Stephen take a trip to Milan, where Grace studied abroad in college.

September 2023: Stephen asked, and Grace said yes!

December 2014: Stephen and Grace got all dressed up together for Grace's sorority formal.

February 2015: Grace and Stephen often celebrated the warm weather with a picnic in the quad or the nearby rose garden.

March 2015: According to the theme "dynamic duos," Grace and Stephen dressed as yin and yang for Grace's sorority invite at Six Flags!

October 2019: Dressed as Steve and Robin from Scoops Ahoy for the last pre-pandemic Halloween.

June 2015: Stephen showed Grace around his hometown in the South Bay.

May 2016: Grace and Stephen saved up for months and took their first real trip together to the Channel Islands, where they kayaked and snorkeled with amazing tropical fish!

April 2017: When they were far apart during school breaks, Grace and Stephen would frequently meet up in new locations for snacks and a hangout sesh, like this time in Manhattan Beach!

July 2017: The first time Grace took Stephen to New Hampshire.

November 2021: First Thanksgiving together!

August 2021: A pre-fall semester trip to Cabo before Grace started her second year of grad school in Washington, D.C.

August 2018: Grace adopted Walter & Jesse, who would soon become Stephen's best friends.

October 2018: Grace and Stephen visited their friends in New York for their first post-graduation trip together.

November 2019: They went to wineries with Grace's family in the Guadalupe Valley...the first trip of many!

October 2019: For their fifth anniversary, Grace and Stephen went to Temecula and celebrated with a hot air balloon ride!

May 2023: Another trip to the Guadalupe Valley with Grace's parents!

December 2017: The first time Stephen joined in the Alvord Christmas tradition of attending the San Diego symphony!

January 2020: Grace and Stephen (and Walter and Jesse) celebrated their first NYE together.

May 2020: Grace andStephen spent much of lockdown with Stephen's family in Lomita, oftentimes doing fun new activities like this at-home painting class!

June 2017: The first time Grace and Stephen saw each other after her semester abroad.

December 2022: The first time Grace spent Christmas with the Zimmermans.

July 2023: Grace showed Stephen around Petco Park!

June 2017: Grace showed Stephen around the White Mountains in New Hampshire!

June 2021: Stephen and Grace spent a week in Snohomish WA to visit family and enjoy the Pacific North West!

July 2020: Stephen met their newborn niece, Harper.

March 2021: Another trip to Seattle!

October 2023: They traveled to France and Italy! This was taken during a wine & cheese pairing class in Paris.

July 2020: On a road trip to Monterey, they stopped to see Morro Rock!

September 2015: Trojan pride!

March 2017: Brunch on Sundays.

June 2020: During lockdown, Grace taught Stephen how to make homemade pasta!

November 2021: They celebrated holidays with family near and far.

April 2018: Stephen took Grace on her first camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park.

February 2020: Stephen took Grace on the Malibu Wine Safari for her birthday!

May 2018: At 4:00AM on the morning of their USC graduation, Stephen, Grace, and their friends went to breakfast at the Pantry downtown.

April 2023: Stephen and his cousin Katelyn took Grace skiing for the first time!

March 2021: Stephen took Grace to Catalina for her 25th birthday.

July 2021: The Alvords attended Grace's cousin Lily's wedding in Kentucky!

July 2021: They celebrated the Fourth of July in Washington!

August 2023: Grace and Stephen attended Taylor Swift's much-awaited Eras Tour!

August 2018: Stephen started to bond with the cats.

October 2019: They went apple picking in Yucaipa, having no idea they would one day get married only a few short miles away!

March 2019: Grace showed Stephen the Carlsbad flower fields.

March 2019: They traveled to Washington, D.C. together.

November 2021: They attended Grace's friend Bridget's wedding in San Diego!

August 2019: Stephen showed Grace the Space Needle during her first trip to Seattle!

January 2022: Grace and Stephen traveled to Hawaii with friends.

May 2019: They attended Grace's sister Megan's wedding in San Diego. Now, Megan will be Grace's Maid of Honor!

August 2022: Stephen took Grace to New Orleans to celebrate her graduation!

October 2016: Grace and Stephen go to the Haunted Hayride in the Old LA Zoo.