While I was on assignment in Japan and Grace was living in Iowa, she and I started playing a game for iPhone called Cup Pong. What began as just a fun game turned into something more. After a few months, we started talking beyond the game, first through text, and then for hours on end despite the 17-hour time difference. As we grew closer, we decided to make it official.

When I returned to the U.S., I surprised her by coordinating with Laura Rose and Kali (the bridesmaids) for a breakfast meetup at a diner. From that moment on, we were inseparable, finally together in person after months of long-distance dating.

Things moved quickly in the best way possible. We moved in together, adopted two amazing dogs, Maximus and Mochi, who joined my previously adopted cats, Jambi and Apollo. Eventually, we relocated to Utah to attend Southern Utah University. Grace is an Elementary Education major with minors in Special Education and Psychology, while I’m majoring in Photography and working toward my FAA certification for drone operations. On our wedding day, we will have been together 4 years, 28 days.

-Aaron

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