It was senior year spring break, Punta Cana, and Whitney was doing what any girl on vacation does, scoping out the swim-up bar. That's when she spotted him. Rather than play it cool, she did the only logical thing: climbed onto her friend's back for a piggyback ride introduction. Smooth? Debatable. Life-changing? Absolutely. From that moment, the Whitney and Pete were inseparable. One adventure led to the next, and somehow, the day ended with them getting kicked out of a hotel next door after convincing the staff they were honeymooners...it was basically a sign. What they didn't know yet was that they'd been living parallel lives back home in Wisconsin the whole time; Pete in Whitewater, Whitney in Madison, just never crossing paths until a pool bar in the Caribbean decided to intervene. Probably for the best... Of course, the universe wasn't done throwing curveballs. A month after Pete asked her to be his girlfriend, Whitney packed her bags and moved to New York City. Because why make it easy? For two years they did the distance, trading Wisconsin winters for weekends in the city, and somehow, that only made them more sure. Fast forward, 8 years later, and now living in their first home in Wauwatosa with their dog child, Milo, they are ready to take it to the aisle!