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I’m sure that when Neal threw a house warming party, he wasn’t assuming he’d meet his future wife. In the same way, I’m sure that when Jen begrudgingly agreed to attend a party where she knew almost no one…she didn’t expect to meet the man she’d share her life with. But thankfully, that’s exactly the […]

Caleb slid into her DMs. But really :] Jordan’s grandparents had been sitting one row away from Caleb’s family’s at church for years so Caleb went with a simple “I don’t know if you remember me, but…” And the rest is history :] Well, there were some twists and turns, but eventually they were both […]

Thank goodness for Virginia Tech and thank goodness for Peddrew-Yates Hall! Without them both, Matt and Caroline probably wouldn’t be together today! Matt caught Caroline’s eye early on in the semester and as college freshman always do, they both formed a quick group of friends based on proximity. Caroline found all the reasons that she […]

Keith and Mel met the way that most people don’t anymore…in person! They were just friends of some friends in a bar on St. Patrick’s Day and they connected. But Mel was headed elsewhere with her friends, so in a moment of boldness, she quickly grabbed Keith’s phone and put her number in. He waited […]

They met on New Year’s and it was not love at first sight. The sparks didn’t fly, and in fact, they didn’t fly for quite awhile :] Both Hugh and Rene were unsure at the beginning, but kept deciding to pursue dating to see what happened and thank goodness they did! After a visit to […]