I met Corey walking into church on July 10th, 2016. We met because Corey and I were both walking in late (not surprising for me, but surprising for Corey). We had a great conversation about the work she was doing with our church's "Business as Missions" initiative. After that encounter, I decided to reach out to her in the most chivalrous of ways- by Facebook messaging her about "Business as Missions". For the record, I was interested in BAM but I was also interested to hear about it from her. We met up at Ranalli's Pizza and both immediately felt comfortable with each other. After a great conversation, we decided to form a team for the church volleyball tournament and meet up again to "practice". After a successfully executed "non-date date" I decided to man-up and ask Corey out. As many of you know, Corey and I have been dating for about 3 years. Our years of dating have been amazing. These years have contained everything from hiking, basketball, romantic nights out in Chicago, and even breaking up on family vacations! Through all of that we have become best friends and we cannot wait to get married, and for the adventures that God has planned for us. We are so excited to have you join us to celebrate. Please come ready to meet amazing people, eat great food, and dance. We look forward to having all of our favorite people in the same room and if you are reading this that means you are one of them. We look forward to seeing you soon!