We lived twenty minutes from each other for two and a half years and didn't even know it--a small town native North Carolinian building her life in Raleigh and a northeastern transplant making his way through law school in Durham. A little algorithmic push from the universe helped us connect over our mutual love of pop culture, bar trivia, and production flourishes on Taylor Swift songs. The spark was there immediately, but then Zach announced on our second date that he'd be moving to New York City in five months for a job after his graduation. Thanks to a little encouragement from our friends ("I've never seen you this happy!" - multiple invested friends), we cast aside our typical guarded practicality and decided to see how far our nascent happiness could take us. One year of long distance, one move to Boston, one subsequent year of quarantine in a one-bedroom apartment, and one dog later, we are so thrilled to return to Raleigh this fall to celebrate our love and marriage with all of you.