The first day we met was going to be my last day in Orlando. Alyse was working at little wine bar that happened to be our first stop downtown. She met up with us later that evening but to be honest I was a little intoxicated. Moving forward a bit, I ventured back to Orlando. On my first weekend in town Alyse and I ran into each other downtown again. The next day we chatted about how much we regretted drinking an absurd amount of Dude vodka.

Over the next few months we realized we shared a love of good food, music and adventure. Friendship turned into fondness, fondness into affection until affection turned into love. One of our first dates was to Dave & Busters and dinner at the Dessert Lady. Ya, we ate a 4 dessert sampler for dinner. That night I told her to be careful, because if you do something for 21 days it can become a habit. Needless to say we spent the next 21 days, 5 years and 3 months together. Finally she agreed to marry me! It took her long enough to ask!

Our parents taught us that family and friends are the most important things a person can embrace. We wholeheartedly believe that our friends are our family. We are excited to have so many people join us on our special day. We are a reflection of the people we surround ourselves with. That being said it was important to us to have someone who knows us and has been there with us through many aspects of our life together. We choose Lori Luna, a person as close to family as one can be, to officiate our wedding.