Our love story is one that everyone saw coming—except for the two of us. From middle school Kik conversations to becoming best friends in high school, and then officially dating a month before the start of college (not to mention Nicole's ongoing crush on Vance), we wouldn't change a single thing. Being best friends before anything else has been the biggest blessing in our relationship, making our connection so much stronger. We've loved each other as friends first, knowing every part of each other—the good, the bad, and everything in between. Yet, through it all, we still choose to be with each other, no matter what. We began middle school in 2012, entered high school in 2015, graduated and started dating in 2019, navigated long distance and college the same year, faced a global pandemic in 2020, got engaged in 2023, and now, we look forward to a lifetime of love and growth together. Twelve years of knowing each other, five years of loving each other, and a lifetime of growing together.