Hello Friends and Family! In these uncertain times, we hope you are hugging your loved ones a little tighter at home and keeping yourselves healthy. We wanted to update you with some information about our upcoming wedding on Friday August 28, 2020. As of right now, our venue has given us the option to have a 2020 wedding and this date works the best. We are working with our vendors to make sure the day is safe and beautiful. Here are some precautions we are putting into place • Masks are required for every guest and will be provided • Temperature checks prior to entry. Any temperature greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit will not be allowed to enter • Decreased guest count to 100 guests (25% venue occupancy) • Two seats between guest parties during the ceremony • Six person maximum at each table during the reception • Tables will be placed six feet apart at the reception • Hand sanitizer will be available We also want you to know that if for any reason you cannot attend our wedding, we understand. You were invited to our wedding because you are important to us, and our top priority is making sure our loved ones feel safe at our celebration. For the sake of our vendors, please let us know as soon as possible if you feel that you will not be able to attend. If you are unwell in the days before the wedding, we ask that you stay home to keep the rest of our guests safe. We are working on a streaming option to enjoy from the safety of your home. We have reset the RSVP on our website. If you cannot attend, please hold us in your hearts on August 28, 2020 as we take our vows to each other. This is not how we envisioned entering married life, but we are doing so with an even greater appreciation of life and love. If there are any other changes, we will contact you as soon as possible. With Love, Malcolm and Marissa

We met for the very first time in elementary school. I was at a friend's house for a birthday party and Malcolm was friends with her twin brothers. I was only 11 so we smiled, said hi and went our separate ways. In middle school, Malcolm was my pretend boyfriend. I thought he was cute but there was no way I could have a boyfriend; certainly not one a grade under me. Then in high school we began dating and fell in love. We spent time together during sports mostly in the beginning. I sat to watch his JV games and he stayed around to watch me cheer during varsity games. Then he became a varsity athlete and my favorite. We used to have assigned players for football season. Needless to say, Malcolm was mine. After football and basketball season, he moved on track and me softball. I could always count on seeing his face in the stands at home games. We shared a love for sports, family gatherings and anything that involved being around each other. We grew up together in a sense. Our family and friends had front row seats to the M&M show. And was it a show ha-ha. Then college came around and life happened, but we eventually found our way back to each other during the latter part of our college careers. As soon as we decided to maybe try dating again, we remembered all of the reasons we fell in love in the first place. Our second first date, cheering him on at his college game vs OU and a trip to "scenic" a spot in the mountains overlooking El Paso! What an exciting weekend. I returned home full of butterflies only he has ever made me feel. Beginning a new long distance relationship, coupled with busy college lives and a difference in time zones; did not come without its challenges. We overcame so many obstacles together. After college I moved to Houston. A year later it was his turn and he chose to follow me. It wasn't until 2015 that we began to date the adult versions, or what we thought were the adult versions, of each other in the same city again.

In true Marissa style, I had planned Malcolm's proposal to me many years prior to it happening. I dropped hints, made a pinterest board, and expressed my desires to my friends in case he enlisted their help. In true Malcolm style, he ignored all of that. While three months pregnant with our precious daughter, I found the ring! Excited that the day was finally near, I began to anticipate the moment that he would propose. He found out that I was a snoop and found the ring, so he made me wait. Two more months. Malcolm planned a maternity photo shoot with a photographer he met through business. He gave me five days' notice to prepare. I was not happy about the short notice and wondered if he would propose, but quickly talked myself out of getting my hopes up. We drove forever to Kemah Boardwalk for a day of fun and candid photos. We "bumped" into his then employee, Evan, who just happened to be sailing that day. I am a thinker. I would have figured it out at that moment had I not met Evan a few days prior where he shared his boating hobby with me. So I said maybe its coincidence. He invited us out to sail with him, photographer in tow. We spent hours sailing the water of Galveston Bay on the most beautiful day of spring. The photographer continued to snap photos. I was sure that he had enough at that point and requested that he enjoy the ride as well. I began to feel sick and sat down as we began to head back to the docks. Malcolm walked to the furthest point of the bow of the boat and asked me to join him. I said no, that is not safe. I was pregnant and wobbly enough on solid ground. I definitely was not taking a chance on that boat, lol. He moved in closer and asked again. I obliged. We enjoyed the view a while longer. While taking it all in I said, "This has been amazing. Ava and I sure are lucky to have you" He responded with "will you make the luckiest man in the world and marry me?" With sincere shock I of course said YES!