Though we once lived just four doors apart in DC, our paths never truly crossed—until fate intervened. When Amanda sublet Garrett’s apartment, she quickly became friends with his former neighbor, Paige. A year and a half later, Amanda was invited to one of Garrett’s legendary lake weekends at Smith Mountain Lake—and brought Paige along. It was love at first sight. By the end of that month, we were dating. Two months later, Garrett moved back to DC (special thanks to Taylor and Greg for their basement hospitality). At Garrett’s brother’s wedding in the Outer Banks, just shy of a year into our relationship, Garrett told his parents—right in front of Paige—that one day he would propose with his Nana’s ring. Exactly one year and eleven days later, he fulfilled that promise, proposing just a few miles from where he made that declaration. We cannot wait to share our wedding day with the family and friends who have shaped our journey, in the place where it all first came to life.