“After months of refusing the idea of a blind date, proposed by our mutual friend, and some small talk via text, it was the day of the solar eclipse in 2017. I was in the Charlotte airport on a layover from Phoenix, and as the boarding process began, I saw the back of a brunette boy’s head. Right away I thought myself, “Oh my gosh. That’s him!” I was so nervous and thinking of all ways possible to avoid having to talk to him. I resorted to the ‘putting on headphones with no music playing’ trick, hoping that would work, but it didn’t. While walking on the plane, all of a sudden I felt someone grab my thigh (we still laugh at how awkward this was) and stop me. I acted surprised to see him and said a quick “hi and bye.” Once we landed in Greenville, I headed…”
Read More“Chris and Amber met during their sophomore year of college at the University of South Carolina. Chris grew up in Raleigh, NC and Amber grew up in Greenville, SC. They started out as next door neighbors, which turned into close friends, which eventually turned into a date night at their favorite burger joint during the fall of their senior year. Dating quickly turned into a long distance relationship between Charleston, SC and Atlanta, GA while Amber was in physical therapy school and Chris started his first sales role after graduating from USC. Fast-forward 3 years and they were finally in the same place again as Amber made the big move to ATL after earning her doctorate. Two years (and two dogs) later, on a Saturday in September as they casually walked the streets in Savannah, he surprised her with a very important…”
Read More"Rewind to five years ago. It was our Junior year of undergrad at the University of South Carolina. I’m sitting in the Russell House with one of my best friends, waiting for my next class, and glance over her shoulder to notice a familiar face looking my way. (Familiar because I’ve seen him around campus— not to mention he was a starter on our football team) It was Nick. I look away, then look back, and he’s still watching me. At this point I’m thinking, “this is awkward,” so I smile and sarcastically wave. He waves back. Little did I know…”
Read More"The night we got engaged in September of 2017, our initial thought was “we want to do something different for our wedding.” As frequent wedding goers, we have been to them all; wineries, beach weddings, barn weddings, big city weddings, etc. So what could we possibly do that was a fun new experience for our family and friends…”
Read More“Matt and Michelle met while they were attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Michelle's initial impression of Matt was his quiet and polite demeanor...something unusual to find in the average college guy. Between his sweet dance moves and the fact he was tall, dark, and handsome, Michelle was smitten from the get-go. On the other hand, Matt was immediately taken aback by Michelle's infectious smile and beautiful eyes. Once they had a chance to chat and get to know one another, Matt also realized Michelle was quite intelligent and could carry a great conversation. The two quickly became inseparable. Love began to blossom. They officially started dating in the fall…”
Read More"On February 23rd, our practice got out early, which was a rare occurrence. As any high school girl would, I walked over to the other gym with my teammates to see the boys team scrimmage. They were scrimmaging some town I had never heard of; Roff. I stuck around the entire time, knowing a few of us wanted to take the floor after they were finished to get some shots up. To my surprise I caught the eye of one of the players from the opposing team. (As I get older I understand how small the world is, and how much smaller it is if you played sports.) One of my guy friends happened to know a guy on that team; the one who was interested in knowing me. He says, “Dude, I have to know who the redhead is.” Later that night I got a text from a number I didn't recognize…”
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