This Saturday (August 15) at 6 PM ET we will be hosting our wedding on Zoom! We are extremely excited to share this special day with you and hope that you can join us as we begin our journey as a married couple. Although we had intended to have you all celebrate with us in person, we are still fortunate enough to have technology bring us together. We've sent out an email with all of the information but it will be listed down below on this page as well! You will still need to download Zoom in advance on your computer or mobile device. The ceremony should only last 15 minutes and we will take a short break after that until a brief reception at 6:30 PM ET, which will include the first dance toasts. We promise not to keep you long while we go through these! We cannot wait to celebrate this special day with all of our loved ones! Zoom Info: Topic: Marriage Ceremony & Reception! Time: Aug 15, 2020 05:30 PM ET | Ceremony @ 6 PM ET | Reception @ 6:30 PM ET Link to Join: https://zoom.us/j/95614373187?pwd=ellHcE9zbW1vcitzNkdVRjluTXBIQT09 Meeting ID: 956 1437 3187 Passcode: 8152020 Be sure to click the link in advance to make sure you have it downloaded. Please join without video and do not unmute yourself as you are muted automatically. Below are some FAQ's to clear things up: Frequently Asked Questions: -Can people see or hear me when I join the broadcast? No, you will be muted by default. Please do not unmute yourself. -Do I need to dress up? No, you don't have to unless you have somebody at home with you that you want to impress. -What do I need to do after reading this email? Download zoom, join us on Saturday at 6 PM with the link below, and have fun! -What if I don't have time to watch both the ceremony and reception? That's ok, we completely understand. Just tune in and join us if you can! If not, we will celebrate with you another time! -Why am I stuck in a waiting room? The ceremony starts at 6 PM ET so just bear with us until we get things started.

Faris and I met a few weeks into our freshman year at Christopher Newport University. We were both assigned to live in Santoro with friends from high school. My room was on the hall we called Three East and Faris was on Two North. One night, my roommate Beka decided to visit a friend on Two North and I went with her. It must've been fate that our friend Dom was hanging out with some guys across the hall . . . where Faris was hanging out too. After some brief introductions, I knew that these were the people I wanted to spend my time with at CNU. Beka and I slowly started spending more time on Two North with our new group of friends. In the beginning, Faris was the kind, funny guy in striped shirts who would show up at our door with a whiteboard to plan the events of the evening. Pretty soon I was able to recognize the sound of Faris' shoes coming down the hall and I couldn't help but get excited. I didn't think I had any chance with him until one weekend our plans led to a "super exclusive" trip to our friend's bay house. Only a few people from Two North were invited . . . and Beka and me of course. At the bay house, Faris and I had our first "heart to heart" and I realized I liked this guy a lot. After the bay house, we started hanging out all the time and we became each other's best friend. One night we discovered that whoever lived in the dorm room before Faris painted constellations on the ceiling above his bed with glow in the dark paint. "Stargazing" became our new thing and it gave me an excuse to hang out with him more. After a few months, we couldn't help but realize that we were the only ones in our friend group staying up until 2 and 4 a.m. to "stargaze" and talk every night. Being away from Faris over winter break made me realize I wanted to keep him in my life for good, so when we came back to campus in January we started dating. Now here we are thousands of late nights, outdoor adventures, and video gaming sessions later, marrying our best friend.

Almost every year, I've planned a scavenger hunt for Kelsey's birthday. At the end of every clue, there's a small gift that would eventually lead up to a big surprise! Since her family was on vacation during Kelsey's birthday in 2018, we couldn't do the annual scavenger hunt. I used this as an opportunity to propose to her and have some fun at the same time! In November, I convinced Kelsey that we should have a delayed birthday scavenger hunt since I already had the clues ready to go. The clues for this hunt took us all around Kelsey's neighborhood and included throwing darts, finishing a puzzle, waking up her dog Jett from his morning nap, and driving to York River State Park. After giving her a few smaller gifts along the way, we made our way down to the gazebo overlooking the York River. I had her close her eyes for the last surprise and count to 30. I got down on one knee and asked her to spend the rest of her life with me!