We originally met in 2011 while attending our freshman years of college at West Chester University. We bumped into each other on campus throughout our undergraduate careers, at the campus Starbucks or in the Killinger Hall stairwells. After our graduations, James moved to Boston and fostered his career as an accountant while Casey attended graduate school to become a therapist & researcher. As the years went by, we remained friendly by sharing occasional small talk via social media and attending the same concerts! Eventually, James relocated back to the Philadelphia area and during a night out with our mutual close friend (and now wedding officiant!) in August 2020, we happily reconnected. Shortly afterwards, James texted Casey on a Saturday at 1:30am while she was at a bachelorette party to ask her out on their first date (liquid courage, am I right??). Since then, we’ve moved to a new neighborhood in Philly that we love, attended countless concerts, traveled, gotten to know each others’ families, and spent every day laughing with (and at) each other. Over Easter weekend of 2022, with the help of future bridesmaid Kaila, James surprised Casey on an empty beach with a proposal. Both of us blacked out and don’t fully remember what we said to each other, but that’s besides the point- we can’t wait to continue building this life we love together and celebrate on April 14th, 2023 (a day over 11 years in the making!). Having all of you there with us will be the icing on the (vegan) cake!