There’s something magical about taking a risk, and Alexa and Drew have taken more than a few together.

Despite meeting on a dating app, the both of them were complete newbies to the world of app-driven dating. That was the first risk. More came after- a bad pickup line, an unintentional ghosting, and countless more as they’ve built a life together. Now, they’re taking another big leap: they’re getting married, and you’re invited

When Drew and Alexa first matched, after Alexa agreed to let a friend swipe on her behalf (a leap of faith if there ever was one!), Drew took a risk with his pickup line. At the time, the lottery was at an all-time high, so naturally he went with:

“I bought a lottery ticket this week. It ends up that the winning ticket was actually sold in South Carolina, but that doesn’t matter because I ended up winning so much more by matching with you.”

If it’s your first time using a dating app and someone uses a corny line like that, what do you do? If you’re Alexa, the way forward is clear: reply with a smile, but maybe call him out first.

“Does that line work?” She replied, and then, answering her own question, “I guess it did. I responded, ha.”

From one cheesy line (even Drew can admit that), conversations blossomed. They had things in common. They made each other laugh. Things were going well! They decided to meet up one evening for dinner- 7pm, at a place they both liked.

Fate had helped them find each other in the first place, but fate can also be a nasty conspirator. The night of their date, Alexa was held late at work, with no cell phone service. Drew texted to confirm, and then waited. And waited. And waited. Until 40 minutes later, when a series of apologies came through. Sorry, the texts explained, something came up, the service is bad here, can we please reschedule? Please?

He didn’t even have to think about it. Drew said ok.

The both of them took a leap and are taking their next one in January 2022. And this time, they’re doing it together!

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