Alli's Story: It all started at a coffee shop. Andrew's friend, Kevin, was studying at the same place that my friend and I were at one day. Kevin saw how tall I was, noted that I had UCF Volleyball #14 on my backpack, and when I stood up to leave he thought "I have a tall friend -- let me tell him about her". Before you know it, Andrew came to one of my home volleyball matches for us to meet in person, and the rest was history. :)
Andrew's Story: I wanted Alli to be so surprised, but I also wanted both of our families to be there. With the Sabols being in Ohio, it would be tough to have everyone together without her having some suspicions. I planned it to be in North Carolina, where we always spend our 4th of July weekends, and as far as Alli was concerned, I invited her parents on the whim with short notice, when in reality we had been planning it for months! We got everyone together, evaded suspicion for the most part, spent a beautiful day around Chimney Rock, and then went to a nice park with pretty views on the shore of Lake Lure. I found a good spot as we were walking along the path, got down on one knee, and asked the most beautiful girl in the world to spend the rest of our lives together! Thankfully, she said YES!!!!!
We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter in our lives with you.