Hi, it’s Britt. Aaron put me in charge of writing our story so this may seem a little one sided haha! In April of 2019 Aaron sent me a rather modest Tinder message. We began talking and really hit it off. His love for nature, music, and his love for his family were qualities I admired and were matched with my liking and qualities. His wit was one thing that stood out to me. He wasn’t the type to appease and he told it how it was and I appreciated that. One of our favorite bands is Dave Matthews Band. He asked me what my favorite song was and I said “Crush”. He said “Wow, that’s so basic”. I immediately dove in to all of Dave Matthews albums to find something deeper and I did. Satellite, Spoon and The Space Between are now my favorite songs. I gave an easy answer and he challenged me, which made me research and learn something new. This is probably one of the things I admire most about Aaron. Aaron and I continued to chat for a while. He made plans with me to meet up three times and all three times I blew him off. *Gasp* (I know…I still feel terrible about it)

Our love story did not begin with a spark… I had never met anyone off online dating and had hesitations. All three dates I canceled. I felt horrible. The last time I canceled on him I remembered thinking to myself...I’ve never had better conversation with any man before. I looked forward to talking to him every day. I sent him a message and apologized and made plans for the FOURTH time, knowing I HAD to show up. Fourth times a charm? Needless to say when we met each other I felt like I had known him for forever. I’ve never felt more comfortable and open with someone before. We spent time with each other almost every day after the day we met. Two weeks went by and Aaron and I were hanging out and he looked over at me and said “Would you ever date someone that wasn’t Jewish?” I said “Yes, why?” he said “Well, will you?” I said yes. It was the sweetest thing…how nervous he was. The first time I met Aaron’s family was July of 2019. He invited me over for a cook out they were having. I was running behind schedule and wanted to bring something to make a good impression. I didn’t have time to cook so I went to the grocery store to see what I could find to bring. I ended up bringing store made macaroni salad and putting it in one of my bowls with saranwrap to try to pass if off as homemade. We all sat down to eat and Aaron says out loud in front of everyone “Did you buy this from the store?!” “The carrots are too finely chopped, this isn’t homemade” I could have died! He blew my spot up in front of everyone. We had a pretty good laugh!

It didn’t take long to fall in love. I can remember the moment for me. We had a long night of going out and having drinks and we were lying in bed and talking. I’m not sure how, but hunting was brought up. Aaron turned the light on and began turkey calling in his boxers and I thought... ”OH YA…THAT’S MY BOY” I know they say you marry your Father or your Mother…Not to sound creepy but Aaron’s personality is almost spot on to my brother who is not only one of my best friends but someone who I look to for everything that I face in life. Tough love…tell it how you see it. No sugar coating. Just real and all meant with love. On April 4th, 2021 Aaron asked me to marry him during an Easter egg hunt. I knew we would get married but I was completely shocked. I am so happy to spend the rest of my life with my best friend, someone who shares my values, and undoubtedly someone who I can rely on in even the most difficult of situations.