Christopher and I met on Catholicmatch.com. I always tell folks I was getting a cute guy from Boston, but as the fates would have it, he’s from the desert in my own county. Our first date was full of pomp and circumstance on July 4, 2016. We had a great lunch and celebrated the holiday with his family. A year later, Christopher moved back to California and after a short bit, began working with JT3 on Edwards Air Force Base while I continue my work with the County. On March 3, during a trip to Hollywood for a birthday celebration, we stopped at the San Fernando mission, where Christopher proposed. This fall, after the wedding, we will honeymoon in Lake Tahoe before beginning our new life together in Tehachapi, Calif. We hope to buy a home in the next year and hopefully begin a family. Thank you all, friends and family alike, for your prayers, blessings and well-wishes as we prepare to begin our journey as The Shaws (Est. 2018). May the Lord bless and keep you. Alexis and Christopher