Worth the wait.

With the new year still in the air, Anna and Alex met in January 2011 in an Improvisational Theater class in high school. Alex was a senior in a letterman jacket, dreading his final art elective and Anna was a freshman, excited for the class ahead. High school is awkward for everyone and their first meeting was no exception! They remained friends for the rest of the year until Alex left for school. And their story pauses for a moment...

After about a year, the love story began. Alex had decided to come home, rather than staying in Charleston for school and Anna was just getting past some "dramatic teenage years" when they met again. The sparks were instantaneous. Both a little wary of the attraction, they denied their feelings for a long time, but then suddenly, it was love. A lot happened in that first couple of years, their relationship was tested time and time again. And Alex knew that he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life. On a trip to his family home in Maine, Alex took Anna out on their boat on Sebago Lake at sunset. After building up a lot of courage (and pushing down some nausea), he got down on one knee... ...and she said YES!