We met at the UVA where we were placed in the same dorm. We were slated to become best friends from the start, especially with our rooms being directly above/below each other. Our 1st highlight was Hannah’s parent’s formal and getting to meet her grandparents and aunt for the 1st time! It served as a great intro into Hannah’s family and her special relationship with her grandmother. Overall, our 1st year was spent growing our friendship through plenty of meals, late nights, and quality time that paved the way for the next 4 years. Throughout our 4 years at UVA we grew closer as friends and were never far apart (all 4 years we lived less than a half mile apart). Our time together was centered around exploring UVA, attending different events, and when injuries slowed Hannah down, our fun became enjoying each other’s company over conversation. UVA helped us build the foundation for our relationship. Once we graduated, we both moved to DC and continued to be inseparable best friends. From walking around and exploring the city, to hanging out at each other's apartments for movies and TV, weekends revolve around us being together. The seeds for our relationship were planted during our time in DC and on a trip together to the Outer Banks, Khari realized life was better with Hannah. A couple months later, everything came together when hanging out began to feel more like going on dates which led to our first kiss! A couple of days after this major event, we realized this relationship was something we wanted to pursue and everything was set in motion from there! The next few months were spent facing a global pandemic with plenty of trips between Nashville and Durham, but it made a long distance relationship feel like no different than it did when we lived in DC. Once Hannah decided on attending Duke for medical school, we made the next big step in our relationship and moved in together in Nashville for her gap year. As we continued to grow as a couple, we spent the year exploring what would become our favorite neighborhood, Germantown. We also grew closer to family through lunches, dinners, holidays, and plenty of events with the Maclellans. Although Nashville was only a brief stint, we loved it. After a year in Nashville, we moved to Durham for Hannah to begin med school. During our time in Durham, we grew closer through being further apart. As Hannah figured out her grueling med school schedule, Khari picked up every side gig known to man between podcasting, coaching basketball, and non-profit work. We learned how to make the most of the little time we had together and this gave us the confidence for our next big life event. While back in Nashville for Christmas and New Years, Khari asked Hannah’s father for permission to marry her. The summer of 2023, we ventured back to Nashville for a couple of summer concerts (Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran). A perfect excuse for us to travel for a proposal without tipping Hannah off. We got engaged at the top of the Percy Warner Park Allée where Hannah had to climb 250+ steps to reach the top. What to some would seem like a cruel form of torture in the July heat, to us was a representation of the challenges we will face in life but through it all we’d still choose each other in the end. After delivering a speech that neither of us remember, Khari got down on one knee and asked Hannah to marry him. She said “Yes!”. After a wonderful year of engagement, we were lucky to have a small intimate family ceremony where we were officially married. Due to family health, we wanted to make sure our closest relatives could be in attendance. Although this wasn’t what either of us would have predicted, we found ways to make it a magical moment whether it was a beautiful venue or meaningful details like having Hannah’s grandfather officiate the wedding.It was a magical chapter in our story and now we look forward to celebrating our marriage with all of our friends and family that have helped us write our story!