We both spent many summers throughout high school and college volunteering and working for the Appalachia Service Project, a nonprofit home repair organization in central Appalachia. In 2016, we were placed on staff together for a year in rural Wyoming County, West Virginia. During that year of no cell service, lots of trips to the hardware store, and a ridiculous number of biscuit sandwiches, our friendship developed. And when the year was over and we went our separate ways, we both realized how much we missed each other's company. That led to a weekend trip back to West Virginia to see each other, and the rest is history! Through 7 years of dating, we've lived in a lot of different states, met some amazing friends, created lifetime memories, and fell in love more than we either thought possible. We are so excited for this next phase of life and are so happy you're here to celebrate it with us!