Paige's POV:

Oh, where to begin? Augie and I had the privilege of growing up together in Buffalo, Wyoming. Both Augie and I worked at my parent's restaurant (Winchester Steak House) throughout high school, which was about the extent of our relationship then. I remember Augie always making dumb jokes to get under my skin, and boy, did it work. Augie joined the Marine Corps in February 2019. At the time, I thought that was the last time Augie was going to be in my life.

Fast-forward to the beginning of 2022, the year my life changed. Augie reached out to me, which was the start of an amazing friendship. I viewed Augie as one of my good friends to whom I could complain about all of my "boy" problems to; little did I know that the reason he reached out to me was because he liked me, LOL. Sorry Augie. Due to tragic events and the passing of Augie's best friend and my classmate Seth Rasmuson, Augie and I were brought together in June 2022. From that one night that brought us together, we soon became inseparable. After countless flights from California to Wyoming to see each other, many phone calls, facetime calls, and text messages, and countless times Augie asked me to be his girlfriend and me rejecting him, he stuck around. I never thought that Augie and I would be here together, but I am forever grateful that this is the man I get to spend my life with. He is not only my partner but my best friend. I am beyond excited to marry you, Mr. Wagner, and spend the rest of our lives together. Cheers to us, my love.

Augie's POV:

I clearly remember being fond of Paige for an eternity (5th Grade) before she would ever even consider giving me the time of day. We both grew up in the small Wyoming town of Buffalo and spent a decent chunk of our time around each other in some sort of manner, whether in the same classes at school or at her parents' Steakhouse, where we both worked through high school. Unbeknownst to Paige, I had been crushing on her for some time. At the time, I chose to show how most young men do: jackass behaviors. Nothing ever came of this, and in early 2019, I enlisted in the Marine Corps in cohorts with my best friend, Seth Rasmuson.

Years passed without Paige and myself ever communicating until early 2022, when I reached back out to her. I had initially intended for us to be friends, but that lasted for about a day. I vividly remember Paige telling me about all her turmoil with dating and finding the right guy, while the whole time, I thought, "I'm right here" (a bit egotistical, I know). I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and after the tragic passing of my closest friend Seth, Paige and I met again at the funeral. I remember the exact outfit that Paige was wearing—a black dress with crisis cross straps in the back. At that moment, I knew I was in trouble. For two months, I begged Paige to be my girlfriend and to allow me to take her on a date, but eventually, she caved. To this day, I can only assume it was out of annoyance ;) After a year and a half of quick visits and many calls and texts, I was discharged from the military and returned to Wyoming to be with Paige. I had played XBox extensively for months to save money for a ring, and a month after returning to Wyoming, I asked Paige to marry me, an overwhelmingly easy decision I do not and will not ever regret or question. From the moment we reconnected, I knew that Paige was the one. She is my grounding force, sanity, best friend, and the love of my life. Nothing on Planet Earth can compare to the happiness, love, and support I feel when I am with her, and I feel truly blessed to be the person she has chosen to spend the rest of her life with. I cannot wait to marry you, Paige Elizabeth—my angel. You are, far and away, the best thing to ever happen to me.

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