Alison and Leo both grew up in Fremont, CA, they went to the same school since junior high and even shared the same geometry, PE, pre-calculus, and calculus classes. Although they knew of each other for years, it was not until their senior year of high school that their love for one another took shape.

Their story begins in 2011 with the “innocent” sale of a graphing calculator. Leo sat behind Alison one day in Mr. Karmali’s calculus class and offered to sell her a calculator at a price she couldn’t resist. Little did they know this was a sine of their relationship to come – and let’s just say things started adding up from there.

In March 2011, Alison and Leo weren’t “official” yet, so Alison tested the waters by asking Leo to ditch school and spend a day together in Oakland. Little did Leo know, Alison had gone to Fenton’s the night before to drop off paper cutouts she’d made to ask him to the Sadie Hawkings Dance. Fortunately, he said yes and their friendship continued...

On April 3, 2011, Leo finally mustered up the courage to ask Alison to officially be his girlfriend, and they’ve been together ever since (she should have known this would take a while).

Below are some photos from what feels like a lifetime ago, the year it all began – prom, graduation, Leo’s 18th birthday, camping, skiing, and the first of many Florence and the Machine concerts. Fast forward to another month of April but this time it feels Oaxacan.