We met at SELU in 2015, I was panicking about having to take an acting class. I hate being on stage. The first real memory I have of Aaron is when we were partnered up for an activity in class, we were supposed to envision someone we hated while looking at a relative stranger. I couldn't do it. I don't know if I was just immediately drawn to him or if I was just that bad at getting out of my own head, either way it stuck with me and I started paying more attention to him. Over time we ended up becoming great friends ( Shocker I know Aaron making a new friend lol ). Then friendship turned into a crush and we all know how that went. I won't go into how I skipped class to hang out with him in his drawing class just because I wanted to spend more time with him, or how I would oh so subtly show off at work with my painting or cutting skills just to try to impress him. I think that could get really embarrassing for me. I will tell you about how kind he is, how comfortable he makes me feel to this day, how supported I feel in all of my endeavors and how genuinely Loved I am. He is the love of my life and I am so excited to spend our years together. Thank you all for being on this journey with us and I can't wait to see what's next. - V

We met in acting class at SLU in 2015. V was awful at acting, and I found it incredibly endearing. We became fast friends, then coworkers. The more I got to know her, the more I saw how incredibly smart, funny, and talented she was. I was, and still am, always impressed with how amazing she is. But from the very beginning, I’ve always admired how V is unapologetically herself. One Mardi Gras, we were staying with my Aunt Lydia (Nanny) and my Uncle Mike. We had made costumes for a walking parade we were going to. We were AV Club nerds—get it? Eh? Eh? The night before, we were up talking, and at one point she said, “…well, yeah, because I love you.” We hadn’t said that to one another at that point. She immediately tried hiding in a pillow. I reassured her that she shouldn’t feel embarrassed and that I loved her too. But we had already been saying it—we just hadn’t used those exact words yet. We said it as friends when we’d rely on each other to get through the day. We said it as a couple in the time we devoted to each other and the trust we had built. We said it all the time, just not exactly like that. But I cherish that she has always been and will always be V. How could I not fall in love with such a wonderful soul?