We're getting married!

We met while preparing for the police academy, and it was definitely not love at first sight. Our different personalities clashed a lot at first. We argued the first time we met. Our fight was over a T-shirt with "Barker" written across it. Vanessa: I wanted to stand out. Huy: I knew it was best to blend in... Blending in was the correct choice but stubbornness won out. As we got to know one another, arguments became few and far between and we became close friends with one another! The academy helped us build a friendship on communication, trust, and respect. After the academy, we went our separate ways but soon realized we were missing something in our lives without each other. In July 2016, our friendship evolved into romance and we have been sharing our lives together ever since!