Our meet cute happened in the unlikeliest of places: a now defunct, delicious BBQ restaurant in Marietta, Georgia. Alejandro was making his way up in the Atlanta theatre scene, and Kathryn had recently moved to town looking for adventure. They were brought together at The Rib Ranch for a production meeting of a community theatre exhibition of RENT with Alejandro music directing and Kathryn stage managing. Sparks flew that fall, and not the good kind, as life imitated art amidst a fiery working relationship and the theatre almost closed when the actual rent put was in jeopardy. It would be 5 years and 2 states before they worked together again, reprising their roles, this time in Nappanee, Indiana. A friendship that started 3 states away bloomed like the surrounding corn fields and a romance began that would have to survive international waters, cross-country distance, and a global pandemic. But in 2020, they pledged their lives together on the shores of North Carolina, and the planning began. We can’t wait to share the next chapter of our lives with you this fall, and see where we go next.