Hannah & Zach

Friday, October 18, 2024 • Bentonville, AR

Hannah & Zach

Friday, October 18, 2024 • Bentonville, AR

Our Story

Hannah and Zach's story begins in April 10 years ago in Austin, Texas. Zach was a junior at Anderson High School, watching the series finale of How I Met Your Mother with a friend. His friend was glued to her phone, texting her friend Hannah, a sophomore at Anderson. When Zach saw Hannah's picture, he immediately thought She is so beautiful and asked for her number. The two began texting and within a week, Zach offered to tutor Hannah in Chemistry. At their first meeting, Zach surprised her with an instant coffee with artificial sweetener – if you know Hannah, you know she doesn't like either of those. But Hannah was won over by Zach's kindness. They soon began dating– going to concerts, improv theater comedy shows, and on Friday nights, to shows downtown where Zach played electric bass in a band called Eleanor and the Atlantic. Hannah felt like a real groupie.

Zach graduated before Hannah, and waited a year before applying to college so that Hannah could catch up. They moved to Conway, Arkansas to attend Hendrix College, where they both majored in psychology and fell in love with the subject and the Natural State. Their final semester at Hendrix was cut short by the pandemic, and they moved back to Austin with their new puppy, Willow.

Soon enough, they headed back to Arkansas, Fayetteville this time, to start graduate school at the University of Arkansas.

Zach and Hannah have grown into adulthood together, helping each other become the best versions of themselves. They have shared each other's love of travel, cooking, exercise, 70s music, football (soccer), and dogs.

La historia de Hannah y Zach comienza en un abril hace 10 años en Austin, Texas. Zach era estudiante del tercer año en Anderson High School, viendo el final de la serie "How I Met Your Mother" con una amiga de la escuela. Esa amiga estaba pegada a su teléfono enviando mensajes a su amiga Hannah, quien en ese entonces era una estudiante de segundo año en Anderson. Cuando Zach vio la foto de Hannah, inmediatamente pensó "¡Que bonita es!" y le pidió su número. Los dos empezaron a enviarse mensajes de texto y en una semana, Zach se ofreció a darle clases particulares de Química a Hannah. En su primera reunión, Zach la sorprendió con un café instantáneo con endulzante artificial - los que conocen a Hannah saben que no le gustan ninguna de esas dos cosas. Pero, Hannah quedó conquistada por la amabilidad de Zach. Pronto comenzaron a salir juntos, yendo a conciertos, shows de comedia de improvisación, y los viernes por la noche, a espectáculos en el centro donde Zach tocaba el bajo eléctrico en una banda llamada Eleanor and the Atlantic. Hannah se sentía como una verdadera fanática.

Zach se graduó antes que Hannah y esperó un año antes de inscribirse a la universidad para que Hannah pudiera alcanzarlo y así pudieran irse juntos. Se mudaron a Conway, Arkansas, para asistir a Hendrix College, donde ambos se especializaron en psicología y se enamoraron tanto del tema como del "Natural State" (apodo que recibe el estado de Arkansas). Su último semestre en Hendrix se vio truncado por la pandemia, y regresaron a Austin con su nueva cachorra, Willow.

Posteriormente se mudaron a Fayetteville, Arkansas, para comenzar la escuela de posgrado en la Universidad de Arkansas. Actualmente están estudiando para obtener sus doctorados: Hannah está estudiando psicología clínica y Zach, psicología experimental.

Zach y Hannah han crecido juntos su adultez, ayudándose mutuamente a convertirse en las mejores versiones de sí mismos. Han compartido el amor por viajar, cocinar, hacer ejercicio, la música de los años 70, el fútbol y los perros

Hancock Park in Austin, Texas. Our first anniversary.

April 07, 2015

Hancock Park in Austin, Texas. Our first anniversary.
Austin, Texas skyline at Hannah's Prom.

April 09, 2016

Austin, Texas skyline at Hannah's Prom.
Waffle House in Conway, Arkansas during our Sophomore year of college.

August 21, 2017

Waffle House in Conway, Arkansas during our Sophomore year of college.
Rooftop bar in Querétaro, México.

January 11, 2020

Rooftop bar in Querétaro, México.
Senior year Formal at Hendrix College.

February 14, 2020

Senior year Formal at Hendrix College.
ACL Festival in Austin, Texas.

October 02, 2021

ACL Festival in Austin, Texas.
A rooftop movie in Los Angeles.

July 27, 2023

A rooftop movie in Los Angeles.
University of Arkansas football game.

November 13, 2023

University of Arkansas football game.