Fall of 2013 we both moved into Jones dormitory as freshmen at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. My dorm room was on the first floor and Matthew's dorm room was on the second floor. We found ourselves in the same group of good friends. Honestly, we were really good friends before we started dating. Whether we were hanging out in the main common room of the dorm or having lunch in between classes we found ourselves constantly talking for hours and hours about anything and everything.

For those of you who may not know very much about one of us, this is a little about each of us. I grew up in the small town of Clinton, NC. My Mom, Deborah (aka Momma) grew up in the Clinton area and my Dad, Paul (aka Daddy Doodle), grew up in Lucama, NC. After graduating high school I attended East Carolina University (Where Matt and I met) and graduated in May 2017 with a degree in Hospitality Management and a minor in Business Administration. I'm currently the Sales and Events Manager at Queenstown Harbor Golf, and I'm finding that I need to work on my golf skills. I'm not so much an athlete as I am an artist and Harry Potter nerd. My favorite activities are thrift shopping, beach bumming, and loving on our dogs Myla and Ralph! For those of you who don't know me well, I hope this helped in getting to know me just a little bit better. I'm excited to celebrate with everyone! - Dana

I grew up about 10 minutes away from the U.S. Naval Academy in Arnold Maryland. I have a younger brother named David who I love (most of the time). My mom and dad are originally from New York, and came to Maryland for work where they had Dave and I. Thank goodness my dad became a fan of Maryland sports, and brought Dave and I up loving the home teams (no offense NY family). After graduating high school I decided to go to East Carolina for their Construction Management Program. I graduated in May of 2017 with a degree in Construction Management and a minor in business administration. I am currently a Project Engineer with Harkins Builders. I love anything that deals with sports. Watching sports, playing sports (but more watching than playing these days). I also love hanging out with our dogs Ralph and Myla! I am excited to celebrate with everyone on our wedding day! -Matt

Through the years Matt and I have found we have some differences between how we say or do things based off of where we grew up. Some are interesting and some are just funny. We thought it would be fun to share our findings..... "Dana says "cut" the lights on/off. Evidently that means turn them on/off. Do I need scissors for this?" - Matt "Matt says "clicker" in stead of remote. It doesn't click." - Dana "Dana says "fixin" to do something. What's broken?" - Matt "Matt visited Topsail beach to meet family when we first stared dating. We stopped to get hotdogs at the local quick stop and when we got back to the house to eat them Matt was genuinely concerned for his health after looking into what was left of his hotdog after taking a bite to see it was bright red. It was a briteleif hotdog. He didn't want the rest of it." - Dana "Dana calls Myla (our dog) rolling on the floor "wollaring". Why? I don't know but I kind of like this one." - Matt "Matt used to think "bless your heart" was a nice statement. He now knows that's not always the case." - Dana