A good friend once told me, “When you know, you know.” At the time, I didn’t fully understand what that meant — but the moment I met you, everything clicked. I knew instantly I was feeling exactly that feeling. Ava came to Houston for the first time when we met (I even messed up her birthday on her plane ticket and worried she might not make it — because honestly, things were going way too smoothly). After an unforgettable weekend together, we both knew we wanted to tell our parents the very next day and share how ready we were to get “rokha’d” — right away. And then the races began: diamond research, venue hunting, hotel booking, gifts, packing, rokha, traveling, more gifts, planning Italy, packing again, ring wasn’t ready yet — got tickets for Italy, ring ready, conquered Italy, proposed (she said yes), came home, packed again, engagement party in Mississippi, India wedding shopping, Canada wedding shopping, India trip canceled, Canada trip confirmed, packing, and yep… even more gifts. And now… we are finally coming to the final stages. Since then, it’s been the best time of our lives. We’re beyond excited to start this journey together and feel incredibly blessed to experience that rare, beautiful feeling of wanting to spend eternity with someone. It’s been a whirlwind of travel and planning — all leading up to a wedding in just nine months. And we can’t wait for this next chapter.