WE'RE GETTING MARRIED! Celebrate with us!

All we can say is thank goodness for Freshman Orientation at Virginia Tech! It was that day where we first sat next to each other and immediately hit it off! We still humorously argue about who made the first move after parting ways that day, but let's just say we are both glad we found each other again! Living in the same building and suffering through our first year of classes together only helped us to grow closer. Upon making (now lifelong) friends, we were all able coordinate housing requests and landed in the same building again for our Sophomore year of classes. Although, our majors began to lead down different courses, we still spent every day of studying together. By Junior and Senior year, we even moved off campus with friends but still ended up in adjoining townhomes! Between attending every Hokie football game together, throwing awesome tailgates with friends, accomplishing strenuous hikes to McAfees Knob (in order to stuff our faces with Southern Comfort Homeplace buffet meals), suffering through the long drive home from Homeplace with stomachs about to burst, winning bingo and trivia at Sharkey's and Hokie House, or attending just any local social/event, we were inseparable! Virginia Tech not only gave us knowledge and degrees, it brought us together! Most people say it, and we truly believe it - the time we spent at Virginia Tech was the best 4 years of our life! Virginia Tech will always be our home away from home. GO HOKIES!

Following 4 inseparable years of college together, we knew it was time to take the next big step. Upon graduation from Virginia Tech and both securing jobs in the Washington DC area, it was an easy decision to move in together in Fairfax, VA. Over the course of 3 years, we gained incredible experience and made unforgettable memories. However, we both ultimately knew that our hearts belonged due south in the Sunshine State. Bits and pieces of plans to move south seemed to keep landing into place one by one, and by early 2018, we both secured jobs (new for Britt and transfer for Sean) in the Tampa Bay area! Although it wasn't an easy move at first, we made the big jump to St. Pete, Florida in July of 2018 and fell completely in love with the area we now call home. We've spent 3+ of the happiest years exploring Tampa Bay and Florida in general and are confident to say that we are here to stay!

Since moving down to St. Pete in 2018, we've enjoyed several overnight/weekend trips to the local area beaches for mini 'stay-cations'. This has become one of our favorite ongoing traditions, especially for celebratory occasions. On a weekend forecasting perfect weather in December of 2020, we had planned another one of these trips to one of our favorite spots in St. Pete Beach. We spent a fun-filled afternoon of brewery/winery tasting and beach relaxation prior to sunset and dinner. After watching a beautiful sunset at Jimmy B's Beach Bar (which we highly recommend checking out!), we began to walk along the orange-sky lit beach to dinner. It was here with our toes in the sand that Sean stopped and got down on one knee to propose. As I like to say, it was at that point when I got to answer the easiest question of my life with a YES! 2020 was definitely a crazy ride, but we're lucky to say that it wrapped up perfectly for us!

We're so excited to celebrate the kick-off of the next chapter of our lives with you! See you in St. Pete!