Oftentimes, the Lord has a way of giving us the greatest gifts at the time we least expect it. That couldn’t be more true in the story of how Reagan and Alyssa met. It was the beginning of 2023, and Reagan had a routine trip planned to Chicago to visit his sister, Caroline. One night, Reagan and Caroline went out to dinner to meet some of her friends. And low and behold, the first person that shows up to dinner was Alyssa.

Reagan said about Alyssa, “I remember how beautiful she was, how great of a smile she had, and how cold her hands were.”

They had a great first night together. However, they left wondering if they would ever see each other again.

The next morning, Caroline texted Alyssa and asked her if she wanted to get breakfast with her and Reagan. Alyssa said yes, assuming that everyone else from the night before was going to be there, too, only to find it was just her, Reagan, and Caroline… who clearly knew what she was doing.

Reagan and Alyssa would go on to spend the majority of the weekend together. And with every “random” encounter, the thought of never seeing each other again became more and more difficult. Reagan voiced this concern to his friend, Kate, who encouraged him to “shoot his shot” and ask Alyssa for her number…Reagan chickened out and didn’t do it.

But as he was boarding his plane back to Raleigh, he decided to send her a DM on Instagram instead. He simply told Alyssa how amazing he thought she was, how great it was getting to know her and how he'd like to continue getting to know her.

It took Alyssa 7 hours to respond… which is still one of their biggest arguments to date. But Alyssa needed to talk to Caroline, her friends, and genuinely pray about moving forward with a guy who lived halfway across the country.

At the end of the night, she finally responded to Reagan saying that she was flattered but had two major concerns. First, Caroline was one of her good friends and she didn’t want to do anything to mess that up. Second, distance was hard, but ultimately “nothing is un-figureoutable” and it’s been that way ever since.

From long distance dating, to cross country moving, and everything in between - the story of Reagan and Alyssa is one where neither one of them knew just how good God was going to be to them. And that’s the hope they carry with them in life. That “if God did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also along with him freely give us all things.” Romans 8:32

Reagan and Alyssa can’t wait to celebrate their wedding with all their friends and family in August 2024!

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