Our love story began on September 18, 2018. Andrew took me on our first date to Duck Donuts over an hour away from my house. (Katrina just knew he was going to kill me!) We did the drive to get donuts and stayed in the car for over 3 hours after returning home just talking! The next day we went to Krispy Kreme, which is also an hour away. That day we looked at puppies and talked more about life. But as we started to get to know each other better, we both realized that we weren’t ready to be committed in a healthy, long-lasting relationship. So I decided to end things so we could take the time to mature and become better people. Months came and gone and we lost touch with each other. Christmas came around and I decided to reach out to Andrew to see how he was doing. We spoke on and off for a few days just catching up. After about 2 weeks I asked Andrew if we could hang out again soon! I didn’t know what to expect because of how things ended a few months earlier, but I just knew that my heart wanted Andrew. So I ended up talking Andrew into going to the beach in January! It was cold but it was so much fun! We decided to start fresh and start over. We introduced ourselves again and talked all night until about 3 am the first night! That was the night I knew I was in love with Andrew. The next month goes by and we reevaluate if we are ready to be in a healthy relationship and we both agreed we were! On February 16, 2019 he asked me to officially be his girlfriend!! From the long night of laughter, play fighting and Netflix, this man has shown me more love than I ever thought I deserved. He has shown me what true love is and how to love wholeheartedly. Andrew and I are so excited to start this next journey in our lives. We can’t wait to share our special day with you!

On October 15, 2020 my friend Michele and Andrew already started planning the whole thing! Michele loves to do photography and asked if we wanted to do a fall style photoshoot. And of course I said we would love to! Halloween comes and we are ready for our photoshoot. During the photoshoot Andrew was unusually tense. So we tried to do some of our regular fun poses to loosen him up. I ask for a piggy back ride and when he puts me down I start walking towards Michele to take a look at some of the shots so far. Andrew clears his throat so I turn around. There he is, down on one knee telling me he wants to go on donut dates ans cookout milkshake dates for the rest of our lives and askes “will you marry me?” My cheeks hurt from how wide I was smiling and how whole my heart was in that moment! After that I was just in shock from how beautiful the ring was andddd the fact that I was going to spend the rest of my life with someone so amazing! We call our family and friends after the shoot and just so in awe of how wonderful our life will be! We finish the day at a local burger place and celebrate with amazing burgers and fries!