Tori and Mike have mutual friends and first met at a party in Baltimore, but the timing was not right. They met again at the wedding of those close friends in April of 2014 and the timing was (almost) perfect. Almost because their relationship was long-distance to start - Tori was settled in Richmond, Virginia and Mike was stationed outside of Austin, Texas. Then, Mike deployed to Afghanistan for 9 months shortly after they began dating. He made it home safely, and after over 2 years of long-distance dating, Mike (finally) made the move to Richmond to be with Tori and her dog Phoebe. Tori is in her residency training in General Surgery at VCU Medical Center. Mike is a defense attorney for the Army and is currently stationed at Fort Lee. Mike proposed to Tori while hiking the falls at Overall Run in Shenandoah National Park in early April. Phoebe helped. Mike and Tori (and Phoebe) love living together in the city of Richmond and have decided to invite everyone here to help them celebrate!