Ben and Anna's Wedding in Raleigh, North Carolina

The story of our wedding

Like any good millennial couple, Ben and Anna met online through the dating app, Coffee Meets Bagel. Anna's first foray into online dating, she was incredibly skeptical. However, Anna was caught by surprise when she received a message with the question, "If you put a werewolf on the moon, are they always a werewolf, never a werewolf, or sometimes a werewolf?" Little did he know, Ben hit the nail on the head with that question--philosophy, humor, and a potential Harry Potter reference, all in one question?

Anna couldn't help but respond, and soon after, Ben asked Anna out on their First Date on May, 1, 2018. On that day in May, the couple met for the first time over tacos, guac, and queso. The date was easy, fun, and tinged with a few excited nerves. Over the last year and a half, our relationship continues to bring ease, fun, and excitement--not to mention queso--to our lives.

Ben proposed on Anna's birthday, July 4, using Anna's birthday as a cover to bring all our family members together. Anna and Ben quickly identified Leap Day 2020 as their desired wedding date, and they began planning immediately! They chose a winter wedding because both of them run hot-natured, and they couldn't imagine waiting until the end of 2020 to get married in the late fall or early winter. The primary color was plum due to a phrase that Ben always tells Anna, "whatever pleases you tickles me plum to death."