Gallery

One of our first photos taken together

Middle Eastern gym closed? Have a makeshift work out at the construction site!

Matthew’s first Blueberry Wheat

The Kissing Bench in Chapel Hill—if couples kiss here, they will get married. Clearly, it worked ;)

Lots of virtual dates!

Payton’s first visit to St. Louis taking a tour with Matthew on his moped!

Matthew’s first UNC game! Go Heels!

Soooo many Ted Drewes dates 😋

The day Payton told Matthew she loved him for the first time—in Little Washington, NC!

We don’t know how, but doughnuts became our thing

Thanksgiving at sunset with Matthew’s family!

First Christmas together!

FLAMINGOS!!! (Matthew’s favorite)

Cowboy bar in Oklahoma

Standing in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri!

Payton’s first STL snow—sledding down Art Hill

Rascal Flatts reunion tour in Indiana and Matthew’s first country concert

Matthew’s first Sup Dogs experience

Matthew surprised Payton when she was speaking at her Weekly Gathering—she BAWLED like a baby!!

Meeting up in New Orleans after both of our Spring Break trips—Payton’s first time there!

Mardi Gras in NOLA

Engaged!!!

The only ones more surprised than Payton were A.P. and Lisa

Back in the place Matthew first told Payton he loved her, this time engaged!

Sitting in Chickfila calling everyone to tell them our news

In our year together, Matthew had two surgeries and Payton had mono. We’ve been through it!

Matthew’s family vacation in Branson, Missouri

Payton’s first MLB game. Go Cards!!

Payton beating Matthew in shuffle board!

Had to introduce Matthew to Muddy

We got engaged, each moved out of our houses, Matthew had surgery…all in a few weeks!

Clearwater, FL!

Visiting the country radio station in Raleigh—94.7 QDR

Sail boating in Milwaukee!

Our families finally got to meet!