Who knew that being cast in our acting school's Christmas musical would lead to love! John and Alana met on the first day of rehearsal for "Marvin's a Menace" at the end of October 2013. Alana came bopping in late (as usual) and was her normal, awkward, and slightly rude self to John, who had been cast as her love interest. But after a few weeks of rehearsals, hours spent together, and a dinner date to better plan Alana's musical number that she sang to John in the play, their relationship began. Keeping it a secret until after closing night, the two snuck glances and small touches of John's velvet shirt in group songs. But when John surprised Alana in Hawaii on her family vacation, they both knew this was something different. And so the adventure began...