We're getting married!!!!!

The silly thing about us is that when people meet us, they often think we were childhood mates, high school sweethearts, or long-term lovers of some sort. And while it certainly feels that way, Matt and I are just two romantics who found each other in the window of time we were meant to meet. I had just left Colorado with a sad but optimistic heart, and Matt was living the lonely life of a newly single man in NYC. We were both embracing a new and independent chapter, trying to rediscover our life goals and values. Little did I know that the man I would soon meet would redefine what all of that would come to mean. He'd remind me of the powerful little girl inside me waiting to shine. I had always dreamed of a life in NYC: the energy, the fashion, the creativity, the color. I had also dreamed of the man I would marry: kind, sweet, loving, silly, infectious, and as handsome as the morning is young. What I didn't realize was the ME I'd find when I allowed myself to chase those dreams. The second I sat across from Matt at dinner, I knew, not because he was the most handsome man I'd ever seen (though he was), but because of the way I recognized his soul. It was as though I was in two places at once. One, fully with him, fingers wrapped around every word in awe, and the other with my past loved ones in the sky, me shouting "OMG, I met "the one!!!", and hearing "yeahhhh girl!!!" all night long. Matt changed my life instantaneously with the immense safety I found in him. From day one, he was home. Wherever he goes, my home moves with him. It is the greatest honor of my life to take Matt's hand in marriage and devote myself to a lifetime of loving him, no matter what. He is the most encouraging, kind-hearted, curious, infectious, helpful, loving, growth-oriented man, and every day I feel unbelievably blessed to love him. He is going to be the most kick-ass dad. As we prepare wedding festivities and pave the journey ahead, all I ask is that you do so with a smile, gratitude and positive intention. This journey is all about fun, ease, and celebrating all of you as much as it is about celebrating us. You have no idea how deeply you mean to us and the journey of our lives. There would be no us without you, so lets have some damn fun!!!