In the fall of 2014 at the University of Miami, Alex's fraternity and Sydney's sorority were paired up for Homecoming. One event that Sydney loved participating in every semester was Ocheer, a dance skit competition. Alex got roped into doing Ocheer by his roommate and the fraternity homecoming chair, Joel (I guess we owe him a thank you!). While they did not end up as dance partners, Sydney and Alex immediately bonded over their love of Spongebob and The Walking Dead. Fun fact, Sydney and Alex's first date was a UM football game that Alex's dad flew into town for. Alex ended up ditching his dad to hang out with Sydney, but we think it was worth it in the long run. Sydney graduated from nursing school and moved to Atlanta to start working while Alex stayed in Miami to finish his last year of undergrad. One year later, Alex moved to Atlanta without a second thought and only knowing two people in the city. Their love continued to grow while they made it through both of their first jobs, a global pandemic, and worst of all, anesthesia school. Alex surprised Sydney while she was away for a clinical rotation in Huntsville, Alabama, and proposed at the Big Spring Park.