Peyton and I met at Community PCA in Moody, AL when we were little. Growing up, we became good friends in youth group, and we have many happy memories together. Throughout middle school and high school, we went on trips to Ski Beech, North Carolina and Laguna Beach, Florida every year with some of our closest friends from church. Although those trips were very fun, some of our favorite memories are driving around the back roads of Moody, listening to music and talking. In 2015, I spent my freshman year in Mobile for college. Moving away was hard, but Peyton talked to me almost every day to check on me and see how things were going. I transferred to UAB in Fall of 2016, and Peyton and I began spending time together even more than we did in high school. Eventually, we started dating in February 2017. We even started working at the same company, and we love getting to spend our lunch breaks together looking at funny cat videos! Through ups and downs, we became very close. I know that there's no one else who could love me and take care of me like Peyton does. Peyton isn't one for writing much but long story short - he swooned over me long before we started dating, even telling his friends, "I've never met any girl like Melissa." He's put up with me asking a million questions about the future, and he always kindly reminds me to trust God and take it one day at a time. I think it's safe to say we have both found our person. We are so excited to commit the rest of our lives to each other, and to glorify God with our marriage through His grace. We cannot wait to celebrate with our friends and family!