We met by chance at a nearby univeristy in Edmond, OK where the bride at the time was getting her undergraduate degree. The university was throwing a Japanese festival and happened to hire the fiance’s taijutsu group to attend as well as perform onstage. The second day of the festival, Justin’s group was holding demonstrations in the balloom for the attendees to enjoy. Both of us got to chatting while the bride tried to learn (and somewhat fail) at how to disarm her opponent. As the festival was coming to an end, we both exchanged numbers and started dating three weeks after!