Matt and I met at a ring dunk during our junior year at Texas A&M. I was dating another person at the time, but according to Matt, he took note and waited patiently. Before the start of our senior year, we reconnected and went on a date at Carrino's in College Station. Matt had told me he was allergic to dogs, and I quite literally said "Well, Kona isn't going anywhere, so we might as well find out if you're allergic to her now so we don't waste our time". Needless to say, Matt came over and met Kona and didn't break out into hives, so we were in a good place and I decided (along with Kona) that we would keep him around for a while. Through early conversations about our lives and families, we both discovered that we were close to the same person. Matt and I are both only children, and both of our dad's are commercial airline pilots who were also Air Force pilots in the Gulf War. Those who are part of the airline family know that its not a super common thing to meet pilot's kids, and for us, this was a huge factor in understanding how we were raised and how our lives were different than our friends as we grew up.

Our second date I drove up to Dallas to visit him. I brought him out to meet one of my best friends, Whitney, so she could meet him and get her seal of approval (he definitely got it). The rest of the summer was spent by Matt finishing up his internship at Texas Instruments and me finishing up summer school so I could graduate in December.

Our fall semester was filled with a lot of midnight yells and football games with amazing seats! Matt quite literally got me through my last semester of undergrad. I was taking 15 hours of core classes and spent 30-40 hours a week studying for physiology exams, so he saw the worst of me early on in our relationship. He put up with me and nearly 6 years later, he still does.

Matt and I love to travel and see the world. Sharing new experiences and places together is our favorite thing to do, so when we decided on where we wanted to get married, we wanted our friends and families to experience one of our favorite places, Colorado!

We are grateful for each and every one of you for your love and support throughout our relationship over the past 6 years and are looking forwarding to making many more memories to come as we start our life together as husband and wife.

Love,

Brooke, Matt, and Kona