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Eric and Natalie have some sweet, scheming friends to thank for their upcoming marriage :] They were a well planned set up by their mutual friends. Eric in Newport News. Natalie in Charlottesville. Both at the same cabin for one weekend. And what do you know! Sparks flew :] They spent the weekend laughing and […]

Luke remembers feeling like he was in a movie. He was at the annual bonfire at Cru’s fall retreat, and Sierra seemed to be just out of reach. He was trying to part through the crowds to talk to her, but he kept getting stopped by people! But when he finally made it over? Great […]

Neither, Aaron or Ellen can quite recall how they met. But, they do know that that first date to formal wasn’t exactly a hit. Sparks didn’t fly for either of them, so they remained friendly throughout their time in college. Of all things, it was a late evening Economics class that got them together! Ellen, […]

The first time Dagoberto and Tara met, he didn’t remember her. Tara spotted him on the campus after meeting him at a mixer, fumbled through his name, and got no response. Of course, Dagoberto doesn’t remember any of this. :] But he does remember seeing her at a game night, noticing her, and never forgetting […]

Adam and Lexi are not the result of a chance meeting, but instead, a meeting ordained since the beginning of forever. Summer 2014 brought them both to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire on a summer mission with Cru. Neither expected all that would follow! Especially because the first time they remember interacting…it wasn’t exactly fireworks :] […]