For those who may not know, we are Stephanie and Michael. We are getting married soon and wanted to tell you about us, our love, and our story. We both attended Elmwood Park High School and that’s where it all began. During my sophomore year and Mikey’s junior year, I messaged Mikey on Facebook and asked Mikey to give me guitar lessons (since I knew he was a guitarist). I had seen him in the school hallways and had a crush on him. We decided to meet at the Teen Arts festival that Bergen Community College hosts for Bergen County high school students to attend and collaborate. This was our first date. We sat under a tree on the campus and we played “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls (Mikey playing guitar and me singing). The tree where it all started has been a symbol of our love and relationship the whole time. We even took engagement photos under it. Eight years, six months, and twenty-eight days later Mikey asked me to marry him. ~Stephanie