As we are having a ceremony in February with only immediate family and bridal party, we wanted to gather our friends, family & loved ones for a celebration of engagement and our future marriage graciously hosted by Janice & Doug Birch!
With all the bad that COVID19 has brought for many, we can confidently say that we most likely would not have found each otherwise - the silver lining in these crazy last few years!
Alexa left Tampa after college with plans to live in as many different places as possible (NOLA, Switzerland, South Africa, Utah, LA, NYC), while Adam was on a long path of higher education (CPA & Law School) and holding it down in Clearwater and eventually St. Pete, where we both now proudly call home.
Although we went to the same high school, we never knew each other, let alone knew the other one existed - as Adam was off to UF for his freshman year when Alexa began her freshman year at Berkeley.
When Covid hit, Alexa left her tiny NYC apartment to stay with her parents for a "week or two" utill the Covid thing "blew over". After two long months of family time overload, her mother forced her to go on one bumble date so she could at least see someone her own age.... and maybe find a friend out of it. Reluctantly, Alexa agreed to one date and matched with Adam. We had 5 dates in the first week - the sparks flew & the rest is history!
We now live in St. Pete with our Black Lab Chow Mix Rescue Kaya and could not be happier!