If you would have told either of us a year ago that we would be madly, hopelessly in love with our best friend and getting married, well... we might have said "you know what?" "yeah!"

We reconnected in the Spring of 2024 when Sam moved in with his brother and sister-in-law, Marissa's friends. What started as friendly late night chats on the couch, quickly changed to subtly flirting in the aisles of Ikea and secret kisses shared around the apartment. Sam "having" to ask for Marissa's number to confirm dog watching also turned into our first date. To finally the moment we realized there was no one else. And that beautiful sunny day having a car picnic in the Sonic parking lot, when we said "I love you" for the first time.

I think rather than it being love at first sight, it was a feeling of home from the very beginning. A feeling of connection and friendship and rightness. And knowing that God had his hands in every part of our stories. We love each other in every sense of the word soulmate. We know, it's cheesy, but it's true! There isn't another person in this universe either of us could picture spending the rest of our time with. We're goofy and nerdy, full of laughter and movie quotes, we have so much love for each other. And we're incredibly ready for our next adventure!

M&S