Victoria and I had been out at a bar with friends one summer night in 2014. We decided to walk back to her house for a sleepover; but little did I know, that in the process I would meet my future husband.

All of a sudden, a car pulled up beside us and asked us if we wanted a ride home. They had recognized Victoria and wanted to make sure her and her friend got home safe. We said that we were stopping at the convenience store first, and not to worry about us, but they insisted. This was the first time I’d met Kevin, Shane, and of course Alex, and boy did my heart flutter when I did. Kevin’s old car had a passenger seat that had to be pulled forward to get into the back, so Alex got out of the car to let us in and asked me if I wanted shot gun. I remember wondering if he wanted me to take shotgun so he could sit with Vic in the back, or if he was just being a gentleman. I don’t remember what I ended up saying, or where I ended up sitting, but I do remember Alex standing there chewing his gum while waiting for my answer and just thinking he was the coolest guy I’d ever met. I definitely stumbled on any words out of my mouth after that!

When Vic and I got back to her house I remember saying something along the lines of “oh my god, that one guy was so cute”. To which she replied “I can get you his number”. For some reason I had a feeling I wouldn’t need it, and that our paths would cross again when the timing was right.

A couple weeks later, my friend Amy had told me about a show downtown Barrie featuring a few local bands. One of those bands just so happened to be Alex’s band, Sons Of Sirens, so of course we had to go! Amy and I bonded in high school about our music tastes, and loved seeing bands perform together. I was too shy to approach Alex that night, but I did see him up on stage playing his guitar, and my crush for him grew even more. Alex has a way about him when he’s performing. He always has so much fun, and connects so well with the audience. It was the first time I saw him in his element.

Flash forward another month, Amy and I were downtown at The Queens, and guess who I see across the room?! I swear in that moment, everyone on the dance floor parted. I saw him standing there and I grabbed Amy, with my jaw to the floor, and said “That’s the guitarist from that band I’ve been talking about”. I wasn’t sure if he’d know who I was, but he walked right up to me and we chatted for a few minutes, while my heart pounded out of my chest. He asked me for my number, gave me a quick kiss and left. He texted me almost immediately saying “Straight up, I want to see you again”. We laugh about the message now, but it’s my favourite text I’ve ever received. The one that changed my life.

We met for our first date in October of 2014. He picked me up from my Dad’s, and we went to Donaleigh’s. We sat at a little two person table by the stairs. He looked so handsome, wearing a light blue denim button up, and had this adorable swoop to his hair. We shared a pitcher of beer, while we joked around and talked about our lives. Our cheeks hurt by the end from how much we’d been smiling. Eventually they started putting the chairs up around us and told us the bar was shut down. Time had flown by, and we hadn’t even realized what was going on around us. It was the most natural and easy date you could imagine. One thing that really stuck out to me was that when we got to his car, he opened the door for me. I remember thinking he was so romantic!

Alex dropped me off at my dad’s afterwards, and I gave him a kiss and ran inside. After that, I immediately stopped even thinking about dating anyone else. I needed to see where things went with Alex, and I’m thankful everyday that I did.

After that date, we became inseparable . We hung out all the time, and when we weren’t together, we texted constantly.

On December 15th 2014, Alex and I were watching “As Above So Below” together. At this time it was very clear we wanted to be together, but this was the day that we decided to make it official.

He started coming over before and after his classes at Georgian, and then started to sleepover because it was closer to school, which quickly turned into him moving in. My dad was typically more strict with me having boys over, but I could tell things were different with Alex. It could’ve been the fact that early on they bonded on both being guitarists, or maybe just that he saw how genuine and caring Alex was to me. Whatever it was, Alex became family right away.

When we met, something just clicked. I met my soulmate and best friend; and in the best way possible, my life has never been the same.

Over the years we’ve made so many memories. We bought a house that we turned into a home, have gone on countless camping trips with our amazing dogs, danced everywhere and anywhere, sung silly little songs to each other, and now get to stand in front of our family and friends to say “I Do”.