At Their Very Best

Cassie and Alex met through the world's best dating app: Twitter. In the fall of 2021, the two crossed paths on 'Catholic Twitter', a lively subgroup of young adult users whose friendships thrived off of a shared love of their faith and inside jokes. Alex was drawn to Cassie's sarcasm and off-beat sense of humor, and Cassie swooned over Alex's long curly locks and artsy persona. A born-and-bred Texan, Cassie had lamented over the idea that "the perfect guy for her" lived across the country in Minnesota. But after a couple of months of back-and-forth messages and video calls, Alex took a leap of faith and flew down to Austin to take Cassie on a date. One weekend together was all it took for the couple to realize they had met the person they were going to marry. The next six months consisted of nightly FaceTimes and booking Delta flights between Minneapolis and Austin - making sure to add tearful airport goodbyes to each itinerary. Long distance is no easy task, but their love and commitment to one another persevered through the challenges. In the summer of 2022, Alex made the most ambitious decision in his 24 years of existence. The young man from Wisconsin packed up his whole life and migrated from the familiarity of the Upper Midwest to the new horizons of Central Texas to be with his beloved. Fast forward to now. Cassie and Alex live as neighbors in the city of Austin, Texas - coming a long way since being 1,000 miles apart. From exploring new landscapes and singing at the front row of a concert to staying in and enjoying the latest Mormon documentary series, every day remains an adventure for Cassie and Alex's relationship.