Hello everyone!

For those who don’t know, Omar and Aubrey attended Louisiana State University at the same time from the Spring of 2013 through Spring of 2015. What convinced him to study in Baton Rouge over any other American university we’ll never know…but we are so thankful he did.

Although they didn’t know each other then, a shared radius on a dating app brought them together years later. After college, they went on to their separate graduate programs and afterwards Aubrey settled back in Baton Rouge while Omar settled 918 miles away, in Chicago.

In September of 2020…while Omar was visiting Baton Rouge, they matched on a dating app when he asked her about the time she was kicked in the face by a kangaroo (true story). After that, they decided to go to dinner and Omar told Aubrey he was flying back to Chicago…..the next day. Despite the pandemic travel restrictions and long distance, they continued to see each other as much as possible between Baton Rouge and Chicago.

They’ve been fortunate enough to travel many places together so far. They even managed to survive a 12 hour road trip to Arkansas and a 12 hour flight to Dubai, each way. Going through these adventures together made Omar certain that Aubrey is his “lobster.”

On October 15, 2021 Omar surprised Aubrey by proposing to her at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge. This is a special place for them as it was the location of one of their first dates together. Surrounded by family and friends she said YES!

Omar has found his “ONE LOVE” and no, it’s not Raisin Cane’s….

They are so looking forward to bringing together all of their family and friends in October to celebrate their wedding!