Taylor and I met at 14/15 years old on the same school bus in our freshmen year of high school. Taylor sat a few seats away from me, but I could always overhear Taylor joking with other kids on the bus, he made me laugh before we even talked to each other! As time went by, me and Taylor started sitting together every day on that bus, laughing, telling stories, watching funny videos, even sharing my packed lunch with him because we were both always hungry. We used to even walk to Stallings Park, which was in between our houses, just to hang out when neither of us could drive. We were inseparable by the end of freshmen year and spent the rest of high school the same. Taylor and I sat together on the bus until he got his license at 16, and from then on, he drove me to and from school. Then we worked at the same pizza job for the rest of high school, to which he ALSO drove me there and back from until I finally got my license at 18 (Taylor to this day still hasn’t received that gas money back, sorry baby).

When I say Taylor and I were BEST friends for three years, I mean it. I told him everything, he knew all of my worries and hopes and aspirations and I knew his. I knew his crushes, gave him girl advice, he knew when I was upset even when I tried to hide it. We hung out with the same friend group and always had each other’s back no matter what. Sometimes I joke that we fought more as best friends than we do in a relationship, I wonder why lol. At the end of Senior year, we also signed up for the same summer Europe trip, little did we know we’d be a couple by then. He was the person I felt the absolute safest with. I could tell him anything, I wanted him to be a part of everything because everything was more fun around him. He laughed with me, hugged me when I was upset, protected me from anyone who hurt my feelings. From our first conversation, I’ll never forget the way it felt like I knew I could never not talk to him again. He, to this day, is the best friend I’ve ever had.

On October 27th, 2017, during our senior year of high school, Taylor confessed that he was in love with me. Up until this moment, this was a running joke between us! We joked about how all of our family and friends said we would get married one day. Because of this, I sat in his mustang after his confession rolling down the window laughing (also possibly hyperventilating) until I looked back at him and realized he was serious and looked extremely disappointed. I’m certain my immediate reaction was because there was a part of me for those three years that never thought he would truly have those feelings for me, and I never allowed myself to explore that idea. We talked for hours that day, fearful of how a relationship could risk losing our friendship, despite this, I told Taylor I was in love with him too.

Now, over seven years later, Taylor and I have only grown more in love with each other. There is no one on this earth that knows me and loves me the way Taylor does. We’ve seen each other through so many phases of life: traveling five countries together, starting college, entering the workforce, moving in together in 2019, and Taylor buying us our first home in 2020 at 20 years old!

On October 26th, 2022, he proposed to me in the beautiful gardens of Biltmore Estate, a place he knew I held close to my heart. I’ve seen him move up in his career, he’s seen me struggle through school and watched me finally receive my associate’s degree in 2023. We’ve made our house a home, we have two dog babies Auggie and Teddy who drive us crazy, but we love immensely. We’ve seen each other through hard times, through financial trouble, even through mourning. Taylor has held my hand and loved me through everything, and I the same for him.

Taylor and I couldn’t be more excited to finally be husband and wife and continue this beautiful life side by side. We can’t wait to share this special moment and celebrate with all of our family and friends, we love you! See you September 27th, 2025!