Her Story:

Left, left, left, right, left left. Who would’ve thought that one right swipe would be my Mr.Right. After several messages back and forth, Facetime calls and one failed sleepover night call, we finally met in person. I bet you can imagine how that went with me telling my dad, a former police officer, that I need a ride to the airport to fly to a guy in another state and hopefully he wasn’t a murderer. (Turns out he’s not, I’m still alive)

Our first time meeting, he picked me up from the airport (Albuquerque) and we had a three hour drive to good ol Clovis, New Mexico. Luckily, it wasn’t one of those awkward silent car rides, we jammed out to music and our conversation was easy. Once we arrived to his apartment, that was the first time we said “I love you.” I technically said it first, but he’ll say otherwise.

After several trips from Vegas to New Mexico, we started talking about me moving out to him. I couldn’t wait, at least we wouldn’t be doing distance anymore. I moved out to wonderful (disgusting) Clovis in summer of 2022 and started making ever so subtle (NOT) hints about a ring.

In October of 2023 we took a trip to Santa Fe. He took me hiking, and if you know anything about me, I HATE hiking. We hiked up this practically vertical mountain and I complained the ENTIRE time. After hours and hours of hiking we got to the top and I sat on this lovely rock. He got down on one knee and proposed, obviously I said yes or you wouldn’t be reading this.

We eloped in Lubbock, TX in November of 2023, had to get those military benefits ASAP (kidding) We had a small wedding with just our parents and it was lovely, but I needed the wedding dress, the ceremony, the friends & family, which is why we are choosing to have our big wedding with all of you.

J&J

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