Alex and Blake were each having a night out with friends when they met at his dad's bar, Lost Dog Tavern in Atlanta, on Halloween weekend 2021. She was dressed as Padme from Star Wars, and he was dressed like Joe Goldberg from the TV show You (an unsettling resemblance in a Yankees cap!). After stealing quite a few glances at each other, Blake made the first move. His opening line was "Do you want a Jager shot?". Wanting to seem cool, Alex agreed even though she wanted to spit it out - not her drink of choice. They hit it off with a night full of conversation, but it didn't seem like the great connection would turn into much with Alex still having lived in Greenville, SC at the time. So they went their separate ways...

Fast forward to a few months later, and Alex landed a new job in Atlanta. Within 2 weeks of moving, she went out to Lost Dog with her friends to celebrate New Years Eve, and guess who was there? None other than Blake! It felt like fate. Their conversation picked up right where they left off, and they even shared their first kiss. That night, they both knew this would turn into something special. Blake and Alex officially began dating when he asked her to be his girlfriend later that month in January 2022.

On September 13, 2024, Blake proposed to Alex on a beautiful sunset beach walk in St. Pete Beach, FL. They are so excited to invite their friends and family to Telluride, CO to join them for a cozy, intimate wedding celebration followed by an epic week shredding some powder - their favorite activity together!