We met our senior year at the University of Mary Washington through mutual friends during an Oktoberfest festival in Fredericksburg. A few weeks later we hit it off again at Homecoming and had our first date after that. Since then, we've gone on many more dates, adventures, adopted our wobbly cat, Rosé, and have made a lot of memories along the way. This included so many fun trips to visit her family in Callao, his family at Smith Mountain Lake, San Francisco & Yosemite, and Munich, Germany for the actual Oktoberfest! On December 28th, 2023, Jason proposed to Allison in downtown Fairfax with Jason's mom's family lurking in the bushes and around the corners. Jason had been planning the proposal for a couple weeks at this point, booked a photographer, and planned a dinner date at a nice restaurant that was used as an excuse for them to get dressed up for the big event. However, on the morning of the proposal some plans changed and Jason got his mom's family in on the plan. They all went to lunch near Fairfax and then shifted to coffee shops and other little stores in the area to kill time until Jason's photographer was in position for the big event at Old Town Square. Once the photographer texted Jason that she was in position, Jason came up with a bad excuse to get them to go across the park and then he popped the question! The moment was amazing and Allison was completely surprised, but elated! We can't wait to get married and celebrate with all of our loved ones where it all began in Fredericksburg!