We met at James Madison University during our junior year. We were both members of the Marching Royal Dukes and met through mutual friends. We also shared a biochemistry class and study group, where Vince spent most of the time trying to get Meredith's attention while she actually studied. After a semester of spending time together in class and during band rehearsals, we went on our first real date just before winter break. We spent part of our winter break together on a school trip to Italy, danced on the streets of Rome on New Year's, and realized together this might be the real deal. After graduating, we lived in Buffalo, NY for 5 years to finish our graduate degrees before moving back home to Virginia. Now after eight years, we couldn't be more excited to finally get married!