The year is 2022. It’s fall in New England, and Colin is in his last year of law school at the University of New Hampshire. As Colin peruses his dating app of choice, Bumble, he comes across his future wife, Holly. Days later, Colin receives a notification that Holly has agreed to chat with him on Bumble – the beginning of a modern love story. The ensuing weeks are a whirlwind of courtship and chemistry in the great State of New Hampshire (and Maine). Colin and Holly decide to have their first date at a restaurant called The Flying Goose in New London, New Hampshire. The Flying Goose is a tour de force of New Hampshire cuisine, nestled in a town of approximately 4,400 people. Naturally, Colin is late (although how late is an open debate) and finds Holly seated at the bar. They belly up, and sparks fly. The budding couple spends the next hour or so sharing fried macaroni bites and dodging Nerf gun bullets from the regulars. At the Flying Goose, Colin learns that Holly is in her last year of medical school at Texas Tech and grew up in Lubbock, Texas. As fate would have it, Lubbock is a short six-hour tootle from Colin’s hometown, Lago Vista, Texas. Holly is visiting Dartmouth for a few weeks as she decides where to do her surgical residency. After an incredibly awkward goodbye, the Texans agree to reconvene as soon as Holly’s schedule allows. The next date is at a lovely restaurant named Little Brother Burger Company, where the lovebirds share a chicken sandwich. Their third date is at New Hampshirite favorite Casamigos Mexican Restaurant, after which Holly tells a friend she’s going to marry Colin. On their final date in New England, the pair decide to take a day trip up the coast to Portland, Maine. As Holly and Colin strolled around the Promenade and sampled lobster rolls, it became clear that neither wanted this to end. Unfortunately, in the coming days, Holly was set to return home for medical school, and The Great New England Courtship would come to an end. Rather than let the flame die, Colin made the offer every little girl dreams of – a long-distance relationship between Lubbock and Fort Worth. Colin was starting a job in Fort Worth in January and could visit Holly on the weekends while she finished school in Lubbock. Hollywood couldn’t write a better script. A few months later, Holly matched with the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, where she’d begin her residency in July 2023. Following up on his (3rd date) promise at Casamigos, Colin and Holly moved to Phoenix in June 2023. Later that year, in September, Holly and Colin added another member to their family and adopted Brutus, a four-year-old shepherd mix. Six months later, Colin proposed to Holly with Brutus at his side in Big Bear, California. Now, it’s present-day, and our wedding is fast approaching. If you’re reading this, we appreciate your support and are forever grateful for your role in our lives. You’re important to our story, and we’d love to celebrate the beginning of our next chapter with you.