Tony was a hot commodity in middle school in Madison's eyes. Myspace was the "in" thing & Madison wanted to be Tony's top "friend", but he wasn't feeling it. Fast-forwarding to high school Madison's priorities were partying and popularity...Tony's was not, so their paths didn't cross much. Our first couple of years of college were times of self-discovery which lead to new cities. states, and even countries. At a time when each of us had decided not to pursue dating, God had a different plan. Tony had just moved to Kansas City for the summer and Madison was exploring Spain. On June 18th, 2016 Madison posted a picture that piqued Tony's interest and he decided to let her know. Tony's good friend Devin gave him Madison's number and Tony took it from there. Madison received a sweet text from an unknown number and somewhere in that text read, "Tony McWilliams." Madison's middle school self was internally freaking out, but she decided to play it cool. From there, Tony sweet-talked her into dinner when she returned back to the states. 3+ years later we have found ourselves in all sorts of challenging situations including living thousands of miles away from each other, moving away from our families to pursue our dreams, and preparing for a lifetime commitment to each other. It has been far from a seamless journey, but we have been able to love, support, and calm each other through each challenge that life has thrown our way, and will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. We are so excited to make it official on our big day with our closest family and friends!