Nathan and I first met in middle school when I moved to Williamsburg, PA. I was in 6th grade and he was in 5th. We didn’t truly connect and get close until high school, when our friend groups started to overlap during our freshman and sophomore years. Then, during my senior year (and Nathan’s junior year), fate gave us a little push. A friend backed out last minute from a Blink-182 concert, and I ended up taking the ticket. My mom and stepdad, Jason, drove us to Hershey, PA for the show, and we all stayed overnight at a hotel. That trip was when Nathan and I really started talking, and we both knew there was a connection. From late summer into the following spring, we grew closer and closer. We supported each other at school events, spent more time together, and quickly realized our connection was something special. On Memorial Day 2017, I met his whole family at a picnic. That evening, after he dropped me off, Nathan asked me to be his girlfriend - and I knew in my heart it was the beginning of forever. From 2017 through 2021, we went through college and life side by side, falling deeper in love while making memories all over the world — from New Orleans to Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Mexico. After Nathan’s college graduation in January 2022, we moved to New York together to start our next chapter. In May 2025, Nathan proposed in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on the most romantic evening of our lives. On a private beach, with a photographer there to capture the moment, he asked me to marry him. It was truly unforgettable. We ended the night with a beautiful dinner on the beach and celebration calls to our parents, grandparents, and closest friends. Now, after more than eight years together, we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate the next chapter, our wedding, with all of you!