We first met at an anime convention in Denver in September 2017. Neither of us knew each other prior to this. We were both part of the same online group called MeetUp which helps people with similar interests get together to do activities or go to events so they can meet new friends. Daniel had posted his phone number for people to contact him if they wanted to "meet up" while at the convention and for some reason Mallory took him up on the offer, haha. We met about halfway through the day and were both very relieved to learn the other person was not some crazy weirdo and actually got along really well from the start! We hung out the rest of the day and were really glad we had met someone to enjoy the convention with. After that we continued to talk and met up a few more times to see anime movies or go out for sushi. We officially started dating in early 2018 and have been building our love ever since! We both love anime, everything Japanese, going to movies & concerts, hiking, and doing cosplays at conventions. We are both so excited to have all our friends and family present for our celebration of marriage and can't wait to see you!