Aaron & I officially met in high school but had been going to the same school since middle school and lived just down the street from each other. Coincidentally, we had the same friends, were on the same middle school band team, same small youth group and even shared quite a few classes! However, we had only had a handful of conversations at the time, little did we know we'd be talking plenty just a few years down the road!

After high school we didn't really stayed in touch, other than occasionally watching the each others snapchat stories. after all, neither of us ever really spoke to each other outside of school or youth group. In May of 2020, I casually waved a "hello" to Aaron and his mom after church which lead him to reach out to me via text message to officially say "hello" and to ask how I was doing. I responded to the message later that day and that was that. Two weeks later he reached out again. This time asking if I had any Christian songs I'd recommend to workout to (which are two of my favorite subjects: working out and Christian music). Since all gyms were closed due to covid-19, the next day we decided to meet for a workout together outside of his house and the rest is history... From the start we simply loved each other's company. We were always finding different reasons for us to hang out: "want to workout... again?" "let's go grocery shopping!" and "i'll watch Hamilton with you if you watch all 9 Star Wars movies with me!" It wasn't before long that we finally had a conversation about making things official. And after asking my parents first, Aaron Hirschmann asked me if I would date him. The day was July 30, 2020 and I'll never forget it because that's how it started.

Aaron proposed to me the day after my sisters baby shower in San Antonio. TX in my Uncle Ernesto & Aunt Claudia's backyard. He had clearly thought this through because it was one of the only occasions (before the holidays) where all of my family would be together. Aaron knows how important family is to me so having them involved in this special day was a must! Did I see it coming? Well.. Yes, but that's because it's extremely hard to surprise me. Nevertheless, I still balled my eyes out when the sweet moment came.

I just graduated school with a Master of Science in Exercise Science & Nutrition program at Liberty University Online, currently in the process of interviewing for potential positions and Aaron is in Sonography school at South Texas College in McAllen, TX which he will graduate from May 2023. Wedding planning is my new favorite hobby and each day I grow more and more excited to share this special day with friends & family. After two years of being in a relationship with one another, Aaron and I have been blessed to learn and grow each day in preparation for our marriage. -Krista <3