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Our Wedding

Drew and I met in eighth grade when I started attending Lunenburg County Schools, but it wasn't until high school that we became really close. We were a part of a close-knit group of friends and everything we did, we did together whether we meant to or not. All four years of high school we were on the scholastic bowl team together. We would spend multiple days after school for practice and competitions. Junior year we were both accepted into the Governor's School Program which meant we spent every morning on the bus and at the community college together. Prom season came around and I didn't want to go by myself, so I asked Drew if he would go with me. It was all uphill from there! Senior year was our biggest year. We spent a lot of time together working on various things for school like the 50th year anniversary yearbook, the senior video, homecoming decorating, scholastic bowl practice, and different events for clubs. I was also taking calculus at the community college which he had already taken, so at night, I would call Drew for help on homework. April came around and Beauty and the Beast had come out in theatres. I loved that movie, so I asked Drew if he wanted to see it with me! The next day before lunch one of our friends made a comment to me asking how our date was. This question got me thinking because I thought we just went as friends, but she had planted a seed. That night I texted Drew asking if he considered it a date and he said he would have if his mom and stepdad didn’t take us. So on April 14, we made plans to go see the movie Boss Baby and ate dinner at Macados in Farmville. This was our first official date! We then attended senior prom together on April 22. The following Monday at lunch, two of our other friends asked Drew if I was his girlfriend before I got into the cafeteria and he responded yeah. Of course, the two friends told me everything that happened in our next class together and said I needed to “determine the relationship” because I had no clue how to do any of this lol. The next day (April 25, 2017)&nbsp;I got up the courage when we were leaving school and asked him if we were “official” (the most awkward moment of my life!) and he said yes! Fast forward to the summer after our senior year and his dad had invited me to the Chesapeake Bay with them. They had rented a house for the weekend. We spent the vacation swimming, taking walks on the shore, drawing in the sand, swinging on the hammock, and falling in love.&nbsp;

Jessica & Andrew

Jessica & Andrew

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