This past December marks five years since we were set up by mutual friends to go on a blind date. Sweetheart Special + Andys... well, the rest is history! We’ve spent four of the past five years of our relationship doing long distance as we began dating while Emily was at school at the University of Arkansas and JD was finishing up his senior year while playing baseball for Arkansas State University. Our relationship began to develop over late night FaceTime calls and AirChoice One flights. We loved dating when Emily lived in St. Louis while attending graduate school as JD is a huge Cardinals fan. JD popped the question this past November at one of our favorite places in St. Louis, the top of Art Hill in Forest Park!