“Matthew and I first met almost a decade ago while working at a little pizza place together. While talking one day, we realized that we actually lived a couple houses down from each other! We had gone to different high schools and never ran into each other before working together. We began spending time together as friends and I became just one of the guys, even though the whole time I thought he was the man I was supposed to marry one day. We would play poker, video games, and football together. We would stop by to visit on holidays, too. I remember one Christmas where he came by to help my little brother put together his new toys. Time went on and even though we dated other people we were still drawn back to each other. He called me one day and told me he how much he really cared for me and after five years of being just friends, we started dating. After three years of dating, we bought a house together and got engaged. I never wanted a big wedding but Matthew wanted our family to be there for our big day. I began planning right way.”