To anyone who wondered how we chose the date for our wedding I would have to say because it was the happiest and most terrifying day of my life. Two years ago in July of 2023 when I met Jack I did not know at first that he was in the Navy and then I later found out he was set to deploy in just a few months. I tried my best to play it cool, didn't push the "what are we" because I was falling in love with him so quickly that I was terrified I would only have him for a few months before he left and forgot all about me. At one point I told myself it would be okay, I would just take all the memories with me and hope when he came home we could see if something was still there. But as the days we had left together grew shorter I felt like I was moments away from breaking my own heart. I wanted so desperately to tell him how I felt but worried it would be too much, and as someone who has never been in the military and had no real understanding of all he would go through while gone I did not want to pressure him so I kept quiet. Then came the dreaded morning of October 11th. After helping him pack his very full seabags I got dressed and ready for work, looked myself in the mirror to give a little pep talk that all would be okay and went to say goodbye to the other half of my heart not knowing what would come. I tried my best but as Jack walked me out to my car I started to cry, I tried to cover it up but he saw, and then to my greatest delight he told me he loved me. Sobbing at this point, barely able to get words out I told him I loved him too and I have fallen more in love with him everyday since. Those months when he was gone were torturous but there is no amount of time I would not have waited for him to come and now that we are getting married I am so incredibly grateful we will get to share this with our family and friends.