Amanda & Charlie

June 15, 2024 • Huntsville, AL

Amanda & Charlie

June 15, 2024 • Huntsville, AL

Our Story

Charlie took me out to eat at Dauphins in Mobile, AL for my birthday where you could see out over the whole city. Before we left, he got the piano player to play happy birthday and to this day that's still my happiest birthday I've ever had! He's never stopped going out of his way to make me feel special.

December 29, 2018

Charlie took me out to eat at Dauphins in Mobile, AL for my birthday where you could see out over the whole city. Before we left, he got the piano player to play happy birthday and to this day that's still my happiest birthday I've ever had! He's never stopped going out of his way to make me feel special.
Our first Mardi Gras together in Mobile, I was falling in love!

February 09, 2019

Our first Mardi Gras together in Mobile, I was falling in love!
He always made a point to be there for the important stuff, this was the first of 3 graduations we've had between the two of us so far!

May 09, 2019

He always made a point to be there for the important stuff, this was the first of 3 graduations we've had between the two of us so far!
5 years before our wedding day Charlie asked me to "officially" be his girlfriend at Bellingrath Botanical Gardens in Mobile. He thought it was silly because we'd been exclusive for months but I'd always been taught you should be asked so he made sure it was special!

June 15, 2019

5 years before our wedding day Charlie asked me to "officially" be his girlfriend at Bellingrath Botanical Gardens in Mobile. He thought it was silly because we'd been exclusive for months but I'd always been taught you should be asked so he made sure it was special!
Charlie's first trip to my hometown, I couldn't wait to show him where I grew up!

October 24, 2019

Charlie's first trip to my hometown, I couldn't wait to show him where I grew up!
Charlie brought me to his hometown in Round Rock, TX, for Thanksgiving and I got to meet his incredible family (and Heather, my future sister in-law and BFF!)

November 23, 2019

Charlie brought me to his hometown in Round Rock, TX, for Thanksgiving and I got to meet his incredible family (and Heather, my future sister in-law and BFF!)
Our first Christmas spent together in Spanish Fort, AL

December 03, 2019

Our first Christmas spent together in Spanish Fort, AL
The pandemic had hit and Charlie's medical school graduation had to happen at home. I was so sad that all his hard work wasn't going to be recognized in the way he had imagined but family still came to celebrate and I had the honor of hooding him, an honor usually reserved only for other doctors. I was so proud of him!

May 30, 2020

The pandemic had hit and Charlie's medical school graduation had to happen at home. I was so sad that all his hard work wasn't going to be recognized in the way he had imagined but family still came to celebrate and I had the honor of hooding him, an honor usually reserved only for other doctors. I was so proud of him!
After Charlie's medical school graduation he asked me to move to Corpus Christi, TX with him, I'm so glad I said yes! We moved into our first apartment together on the Oso Bay and had three amazing years as he went through residency and I continued working as a nurse.

August 06, 2020

After Charlie's medical school graduation he asked me to move to Corpus Christi, TX with him, I'm so glad I said yes! We moved into our first apartment together on the Oso Bay and had three amazing years as he went through residency and I continued working as a nurse.
Charlie took me for a trip to Galveston, TX, where his dad's side of the family was from originally and proposed to me in front of the Garten Verein pictured behind us here. The building had withstood the 1900 hurricane that destroyed much of the entire island. In his proposal (in between all the happy tears) he told me that he'd taken me there because he hoped our marriage would have that kind of strength. This was the easiest yes of my life!

August 27, 2022

Charlie took me for a trip to Galveston, TX, where his dad's side of the family was from originally and proposed to me in front of the Garten Verein pictured behind us here. The building had withstood the 1900 hurricane that destroyed much of the entire island. In his proposal (in between all the happy tears) he told me that he'd taken me there because he hoped our marriage would have that kind of strength. This was the easiest yes of my life!
After lots of job hunting Charlie and I decided we wanted to move to TN to be closer to my family for a while and for him to start his first job as an attending physician. So, we bought our first house!

May 30, 2023

After lots of job hunting Charlie and I decided we wanted to move to TN to be closer to my family for a while and for him to start his first job as an attending physician. So, we bought our first house!
Charlie graduated residency and we headed to our new home in TN! I couldn't be more proud of him and excited for all the adventures we're bound to have together!

June 23, 2023

Charlie graduated residency and we headed to our new home in TN! I couldn't be more proud of him and excited for all the adventures we're bound to have together!

How We Met

The first time I saw Charlie I was sitting in the window seat of my apartment in Mobile, AL, and as I got up I noticed a glaringly white coat across the road. The man in the white coat looked familiar as he turned his head and I reached to text Charlie, "where are you right now?".


Charlie and I first started talking on a dating app called Hinge about a week prior but I was taking things slow and weary of meeting a stranger in person without having gotten to know them a bit first (I watch too much Dateline). We hadn't yet met in person and he didn't know where I lived. So when I thought I saw him outside my apartment that day, I was pretty surprised!


As it turned out, Charlie was popping by to take his friend's dog out for a walk while they were out of town before his shift started and his friend happened to be the neighbor across from me. He had to get to work but we agreed to meet up in person that afternoon. I still like to joke with him that he's my favorite stalker!