Our story started at a campus ministry event my freshman year. Although we saw each other that night, we didn't officially meet until the next day. Jesse intercepted me at the salad bar on campus after seeing me the night before and we ended up talking for hours. That was the beginning of a beautiful friendship with my best friend and the love of my life. (If you want the whole story, Jesse LOVES to tell people how we saw each other for the first time. He even wrote a song about it!) We spent our first date in downtown San Marcos walking around and supergluing plastic figurines to the sidewalk and other random surfaces while coming up with background stories for them. We bonded over our faith, music, a love for Texas and a passion for good conversation. We actually lived in dorm buildings across from each other our first year and I will forever cherish the memories of Jesse walking me home, leaving post-it notes on his car windows, picking wildflowers on the side of the road and learning to swing dance under the stars on top of the student parking garage. He proposed at my favorite spot on campus; a beautiful pond area with giant cypress trees, fountains and turtles. He surprised me during my graduation photos with an adorable baby goat, wildflowers, and my grandmother's ring. We are so excited to tie the knot on my parent's property in Anahuac this spring! We have spent time getting to know each other's families, built our own family of incredible friends and even got to go to Ireland together! (The only place we MIGHT consider living other than Texas <3) Now, over three years, two degrees, crazy life transitions and lots of growth later, we are starting the next leg of our journey: our marriage! We feel extremely blessed to be able to celebrate this time in our lives surrounded by family and friends who we love so dearly. We cannot wait to celebrate with all of you! Love, Hallie and Jesse