Alex and Alyssa met on the sidewalk in one of their now favorite places- Sea Isle City, New Jersey! They met when Alex was 16 years old Alyssa was 15 years old. One of Alex's now groomsman (shoutout Zac Frantz) had brought Alex to the beach in Summer of 2011 for the Frantz family vacation with the Mikes family. Alex was riding a scooter down the sidewalk when he first said hello to Alyssa, and the rest was history! They dated for a little bit of time before Alex went off to college. Now fast forward about 12 years, Alex and Alyssa had always kept in touch, but rekindled their romantic flame. This time for good- Alex proposed in Oahu, Hawaii in October 2023. A surprise helicopter ride took the two of them up to a mountain/ cliff, where the helicopter landed and Alex asked Alyssa to be his wife.