Our Story: Two Sides, One Beginning

Every great story has two sides, and ours began in 2021.

Addie: It all started when my mom mentioned she'd just taken pictures of a senior boy and was trying to convince me to go out with him. She couldn’t stop raving about how cute, respectable, and nice he was. She was very impressed, and she still says that to this day. At the time, I was a sophomore in high school, and the thought of my mom setting me up with someone was nothing short of horrific. I mean, it would practically be social suicide. But then she told me his name was Will Warwick. Naturally, I did what any teenager would do: I looked him up on Instagram. I won't lie—I thought he was really cute. I had known his sister and remembered her being sweet and nice, so I thought, what’s one bad date?

So, I went to my mom and said, “Alright, Mom. Work your magic—set me up!”

The day finally came. April 23, 2021. Our first date. I remember it so clearly: all the nerves, the excitement, texting my friends, and even planning a sleepover afterward so I’d have someone to hang out with in case the date was awkward. (Spoiler: It wasn’t.)

When the doorbell rang, my dad answered the door to shake Will’s hand. I peeked around the corner and saw him standing there with that sweet smile and the most perfect dimples. I was done for. I fell in love with those dimples right then and there.

The date itself was amazing. Will truly impressed me with how much he cared to know about me, asking thoughtful questions that made me feel seen and heard. It wasn’t just a date—it was the kind of conversation that left me thinking, I never want this to end.

When the night ended, I practically jumped out of his car and said goodbye, star-struck. As soon as I saw my friends, I couldn’t contain myself. I jumped up and down, practically yelling, “I’M GOING TO MARRY THAT BOY!”

And now, here we are, a little over three and a half years later, doing just that.

Will: So now for my side! It all started before I even realized. In April of 2021 my mom scheduled a photo session with Tracie Ancelet so that I could get my high school graduation photos. As you could guess I was super excited to go take pictures for an hour straight… Little did I know that it would be the first time I would be meeting my future mother-in-law!

Fast forward a few days, I am making hamburgers at my parent’s house and I get a text from my sister who was asking me if I wanted to be set up on a date with someone she knew. Being a little brother I immediately visioned the bullying I would receive from my friends after being set up by my sister but knowing Lauren, I knew she would never steer me wrong. I proceeded to ask my sister what her name was and when she said “Addie Ancelet” I had a big smile as I wondered what exactly had been going on after the photo shoot. As a typical Gen Z, I looked her up on Instagram and thought she was so pretty and knew that I would be crazy to not try to ask her out on a date!

After getting Addie’s phone number from my sister, I reached out the next day and anxiously waited for her to respond. For some reason she actually responded to the guy her mom was setting her up with but Im so glad she did. We talked back and forth and set up a time to officially meet and go out on a date!

The day finally came to go out on our first date and I was feeling the nerves on my way to pick her up. As I went to knock on the door I could feel my heart racing. Her dad answered the door and Addie was close behind. She was so pretty and I was trying my hardest to be collected. The date was so amazing and we talked the entire time as we found many similarities between us. Four years later here we are getting married!

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