Alex's Version of Events:

Our story started when I noticed, much to my delight, that a very attractive woman had liked my dating profile on Hinge. Thank goodness for the picture of the deer, because I don't think that Andrea would have matched with me if she noticed my age (even though I keep telling her me being three years younger isn't that much of a deal)! I was very nervous meeting her for dinner (Thai food) on our first date, but to my delight I discovered that, in addition to being shorter than I expected, Andrea was incredibly easy to talk to and a joy to spend time with. We clicked so much that we had our second date the next day, and it's been the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Over the course of the next year, I was lucky enough to have many adventures with Andrea. She helped me explore more of New Mexico, letting me get to know her beautiful home town of Taos and her wonderful family who lives there and has been so welcoming since day one. I took Andrea to Kentucky that summer in turn, to show her where I grew up and the environment that shaped me; although she thought all the water and greenery was beautiful, I think the humidity has convinced her to stay in New Mexico.

I've kind of known since our third week together that I was going to propose to Andrea one day. I've never had a relationship that came as easily as this one, and I really feel like I have met my second half who helps complete me and makes me want to be a better person. After getting the inside scoop on what kind of ring she would want (shout out to Emily on being my spy), I went with a jeweler to help design a ring that would check all of her boxes, and had a near-perfect proposal on top of the Sandia mountains here in Albuquerque. It was too cold and she didn't cry, but hey, she said yes!

A&A

Wedding & Reception