Payton and I met for the first time in middle school. Payton thought I was "the cutest." No, we were not high school sweethearts. Payton and his family moved away, and we did not reconnect until almost 12 years later.

Payton and I reconnected January of 2022 at a UGA vs Alabama National Championship watch party at one of our mutual friends house. We talked the entire night. Payton then asked me on a date shortly after and I agreed. We had a great evening at one of our favorite restaurants in Macon, Circa, and to top off the evening, it started to snow as we were leaving. No, this is not where our story officially started.

Some time passed, but Payton and I still kept in touch here and there over the next year. December of 2022, I called and asked if he would like to attend the Peach Bowl with me on New Years Eve; he agreed. Payton reached out and asked if I would like to come visit Greenville, SC, where he was living at the time, before attending the game together; I agreed and drove up to Greenville that Thursday and the rest is history.

We officially started dating December 30th and have spent every moment we can since then together. Through our highs and lows, there are no days we would want to spend without being by each others sides. Envisioning a future to now planning one together has been a true dream come true.

Registered online at The Knot, in addition to Carol's Linens and Creter's in Macon, Georgia.