Sam and I met in high school when Sam was a junior and I was a senior. He thought he was pretty cool for snagging an "older woman". Our first date was a Hunter Hayes concert at the Iowa State Fair in 2012 and shortly after, Sam asked me to be his girlfriend! Staying together wasn't always easy - in fact it was the hardest thing we've ever done. We somehow managed to maintain a long-distance relationship for five long years! Countless hours were spent driving to see each other, countless tears were shed each time we had to say goodbye and countless minutes were spent on FaceTime trying to stay up to date with each other's lives. Every day we chose to love each other and grow together, and because of that, our relationship grew even stronger. It also helped that we had the big guy upstairs on our side guiding us through the ups and downs. We thank God every day for blessing us with the patience to wait for the day we could finally be together. We couldn't be more excited to start this next chapter in our lives. We cannot wait to celebrate with all of you! Love, Sam and Sydney