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Connor & Emma met in elementary school at Saint Rita Catholic School, where C would mess with E with constant jokes, throwing her pencils to the other side of classrooms & playing four-square before and after school.

From 4th to 8th grade, there was non-stop Gmail chatting and messaging through Words With Friends between the two, with more "Who do you like??" questions back-and-forth to count and only calling each other "my best girl bff" and "best boy bff."

When high school came around, C went to Jesuit (all boys) and E went to Ursuline (all girls). Freshmen year, C asked E to homecoming with a red rose and a volleyball. They went to homecoming together and both remember it to be as awkward as it could be at that age.

Later on, Junior year rolled around. C & E don't remember how or why, but the two started texting one day - likely after a happy birthday text. The texting turned into an every day thing, and after a few months of being back to "bffs," C kept asking E if she thought they could be more than friends. E of course kept using the line, "I'm just so scared to risk our friendship," but after C's persistence, they decided to go on their first date.

Their first date was a movie at Cinemark and dinner at Torchy's, but because E was so nervous about it being as awkward as their freshman homecoming, she decided to bring a friend along. C was not a fan of that move, but the date was a success and at the end, E promised to not bring friends on future dates.

After that, C & E finished out high school together and went to and graduated from Texas A&M University, where there were incredible friends made, date parties, football games, family visits, ring dunks and so many other memories created!

C & E also added to their family with getting their first pup, Berkeley!

After college, and among so many more firsts & memories, C & E started their careers, moved in to their first rent home, travelled together to Colorado, Massachusetts, Florida, North Carolina, New York, England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, got engaged in Amsterdam, bought their first home & now are here - getting to celebrate together with their favorite people!