We're getting married!

Samantha and Matthew met at the end of eighth grade at Jacksonville Beach through mutual friends. After spending time together throughout the summer, it was clear that there was a spark. Matthew asked Samantha to be his girlfriend at the movie theater a week into their freshman year of high school, and they very quickly fell in love.

Samantha's dream had always been to travel to Italy, and she and Matthew finally got to achieve that in the summer of 2022. Matthew planned the perfect proposal in Venice, Italy, during a photoshoot the couple already had planned for the trip. After 14 years of dating, of course she said YES!

Matthew and Samantha are so excited to celebrate their love with all of their favorite people at their wedding, exactly 16 years from the day their love story began!