Amber and MJ met back in 2015….wait for ittt….on INSTAGRAM. It’s true, instagram. Being athletes at rival universities in Mississippi, they shared mutual followers. A follow for a follow, a series of flirtacious photo likes back and forth, and MJ officially slid in her DMs. They didnt know it yet, but this was the beginning of the rest of their lives together.

After just one month of dating, MJ was on a flight to New York to meet Amber’s ENTIRE family. Everyone was excited to meet him, so much so, that Amber’s mom & Aunt prepared a huge seafood boil to make him feel at home on the farm. New Orleans meets small town USA. MJ fit in seamlessly, beacause, you know, whats not to love? After a few days, Amber told her mom she knew MJ was the one she’d marry. In fact, she knew much earlier, BUT thats a story for the wedding. After a week in NY, it was time for MJ to go back to Mississippi for school and they quickly realized they didn’t want to spend any more time apart. Sooooo, Amber moved into MJ’s college apartment with him and his 3 roommates. What an experience it was! Despite a new relationship and a crowded apartment, they were in love. And now it was time for Amber to meet MJ’s family so they hit the road to New Orleans for the family function. With a backyard full of kids and a house full of personalities IT WAS A PARTY. Amber may have had a few too many daiquiris, and one too many servings of Melinda’s famous red beans and rice. (Which she still cant stop thinking about by the way). Needless to say it was a great time and the two had officially been introduced to both sides of the family. A year went by and it was time for Amber to pursue her career in California. MJ supported the decision, continued with his military training, and they were now in a long distance relstionship, 1600 miles away for the next year. Ignoring the doubts and beating the odds they did it y’all. From visits back and forth to countless facetime movie dates they knew they had to make it work. FINALLY, MJ finished his training, packed his bags, and hit the road to California. They were together again and starting their lives on the West Coast.

On their 5 year anniversary, MJ was ready to pop the question. After hours on the phone waiting to get the perfect reservation, he did it. He made dinner plans on the beach and poured his heart out into a hand written card to be read after dessert. It was time. Dinner was over and the card was opened. She read his words out loud and he made his way around the table, got down on one knee and said the 4 magic words. “Will you marry me?”. SHE SAID YES! (Of course!) Naturally she cried all night, would get it together, and cry again. They were both on cloud nine, slow dancing in the living room, and sipping wine on the balcony. A true love success story. And here we all are together, ready to celebrate #thejohnsons.