Be excellent to each other... and party on!

On September 4th, 2010, Connor and Jessica walked onto the campus of Knox College for the first day of orientation. They were in the same orientation group, and between the awkward name games and "two truths and a lie", they chatted about their favorite video games. The connection was immediate, although it took some very blunt statements from Jessica (ie "I want you") before Connor picked up on the flirtatious nature of the relationship. Over the next four years, the two spent an absurd amount of time together - due in part to the fact that they were a part of a close-knit friend group that did most things together anyway. It might surprise some to know that even at this time, Connor and Jessica had an agreement that this wasn't a serious thing - when one was done with the romantic relationship, no hard feelings and they'll stay friends. It just so happened that neither ever felt done. It wasn't until graduation started approaching that things started shifting towards being a true partnership. They decided to move in together in Redmond, Washington, to be close to Connor's work. For nearly five years, they've been building their life together, experiencing the extreme highs and lows side-by-side. While for everyone around them it had seemed obvious for years, it wasn't until summer of 2017 the two felt it really was obvious where things were headed. In what is likely the most on-brand thing she's ever done, Jessica grew increasingly impatient to be proposed to, and just started badgering Connor every chance she got with varying degrees of romance asking "will you marry me?" or sometimes just "how about now?". At exactly 12:01am January 1st, 2018, Connor finally said "Yes". True to form as a couple, they took their sweet time figuring out what they wanted for their wedding (and truth be told, are still figuring it out), but have found a venue, date, and laid-back theme they strongly feel fits them.