Our Story, as we have always described it, has been nothing compared to the

"TRADITIONAL" love story. We refer to it as ,"All the way backwards". We met in the summer of our senior year in High School but, little did we know we were already connected well before then. Jermaine had already been close to my uncle who he had previously coached football with and was very good friends with my cousins. Imagine my surprise when bringing him around and they say hi to him before me! We both agreed that we just wanted to be good friends especially considering we were both starting college soon but, after hanging out a couple times and a few all night phone conversations things progressed.

We starting dating on December 7, 2010. We continued our relationship through college and with the long distance it created its challenges but we were able to stick by one another and push through many situations that many young relationships would just give up on. After two years of dating, we had our first pride and joy, our baby girl Arielle. It was a life changing experience and definitely once again put our young relationship to the test but we stuck it out together with the help of our family and friends and most importantly our love for one another. After 8 years together, we bought our first home, and added another member to our family, our dog Kody. Shortly after we were surprised with news that we were again adding another member to our now rapidly growing family our baby boy Maddox. Although it wasn't planned it was perfect timing for us. On April 9th, 2022 the day of our baby shower Jermaine FINALLY popped the question and I OF COURSE said I DO in front of all our family and friends. On our wedding day we will have been together for 14 years! In those 14 years we have shared many memories with each other all coming together in a celebration that we hope all who can attend will enjoy and remember just as much as we will.

Just as much love as we have for one another we couldn't mention our story without adding our love for the Philadelphia Eagles and the city of Brotherly Love which we visit multiple times a year (E.A.G.L.E.S EAGLES). We cannot wait to celebrate and officially unite both our families together. It's definitely been a long time coming and one that has started from "Z" rather than "A" but we wouldn't change our story for anything else in this world. We are glad we get to share our "BACKWARDS" love story with all of you <3

With Love,

THE FUTURE MARTIN-RILEY'S <3

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