Our journey began at just 13 years old, when we met on a middle school field trip to Washington, D.C.—brought together by mutual friends who had their own budding crush. Two years later, an unexpected trip to a local ice cream shop turned into our very first date, and from that day on, our connection only deepened. We officially began dating in tenth grade and have been inseparable ever since. At 19, Dominic embarked on his career with the U.S. Coast Guard while Gracelynn remained in our home state of Florida to finish her Radiography program, and while distance tested us, it also strengthened the bond we had built over the years. Through every season of change and growth, our love has remained steady and true. Now, after growing up side by side, we are overjoyed to step into the future hand in hand—as husband and wife.