Ray and I met through our best friends, Amy Allen and Ryan Monk. For many years I was Amy's guest and Ray was Ryan's guest as we celebrated holidays, birthdays, and other festivities together. We would talk, laugh, and enjoy those celebrations and a friendship rooted between us. An opportunity arose for Ray and I to take a vacation together. It was during that vacation that we got to know one another really well and our love blossomed. Our love has continued to grow and we are ready to enter a lifetime of love and happiness with the commitment of marriage.