Almost four years ago, I met Cain and the first thing we talked about was the kale salad at Chick-fil-A.

My friend (now my maid of honor!) and I were walking out of our favorite coffee shop when she saw a guy she recognized from church. She stopped and introduced me to Cain. I left the conversation feeling giddy, only remembering we had connected on kale salad and that he had made me laugh. I was hoping something would come of it.

The next few weeks were full of coincidental run-ins at that same coffee shop, conversations about music and futures, and excitement with hopes of seeing one another at church. He eventually asked me to dinner with him, and out of nerves, I told him I had plans with the same friend that introduced us (shout out Lauren) but that he was of course welcome to join. And to my surprise, he happily agreed.

After a few weeks and a couple of double dates later, Cain asked me out again -- just the two of us. Funny enough, we ran into his whole family on our first date as we tried to dodge long wait times in Tuscaloosa. We dated throughout the summer before his senior year and made it official in the fall. We look back at that summer with a lot of laughs and awe of how much we have grown together since then.

The rest is history... a history full of concerts, coffee dates and conversations that has truly grown us as individuals and as a couple. He is my best friend, the first person I run to, and has shown me a love that is so patient and unconditional. We cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for us as we take on this life together!

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