Have I ever told you the story of…


HOW WE MET

Each Other


Welcome to our story

It’s messy, it’s crazy, it’s beautiful, and we’re so glad you get to be a part of it.


Ashley Chandler

His Girl

Ashley was working in Epcot one of the days I was there, and I was such a great photographer back then, that my camera was filling up with photos faster than the Wi-Fi could whisk them away, so I had a lot of downtime, letting my shots upload.  I met this girl and she started casually quoting Harry Potter nerdery, mentioning her Chemistry degree, and telling me she had a pet hedgehog named after her favorite chemical (hint: it’s on the home page).  So, I naturally did what any guy searching would do — scouted her out on social media and waited almost three weeks to actually ask her out.  I think it worked out okay.



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Aaron Hoffman

Her Guy

Aaron was having camera troubles during one of his first shifts at Disney.  He was on the phone with someone who was helping him when I loudly came into the breakroom talking about Father Christmas.  Of course, he was taken aback by my very emphatic declaration of love for the jolly old man, but I must have done something right because he kept suddenly having more camera troubles on all my other breaks, too.  We talked about all sorts of nerdy topics throughout the day.  It was the best gift that Father Christmas could have ever given me.




The Big Moments

A glimpse into the past as we look to the future

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March 31, 2017

Fly With Me Forever

We had planned an elaborate joke on our engaged friends, Ryan and Monica: a “date” for April Fools’ Day that would culminate in our own fake engagement, soon announcing that we were getting married the month before their wedding.  Ashley and I were both so ready to be pranksters, but Ashley didn’t realize she was actually the one being pranked.

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December 11, 2016

Fantastic Dates and Where to Find Them

Aaron — after meeting me and then not talking to me for two weeks — finally gained the courage to ask me out.  Even though he claimed he wanted to go see Fantastic Beasts, he really wanted to see me and needed an excuse after not talking to me for two weeks.  I didn’t know it was a date until much later.

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November 21, 2016

How We Met Each Other

I’d been around a little while, and knew a number of her coworkers, but I’d never seen her.  She had a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, and her pet hedgehog was named after her favorite chemical.  I’m pretty sure that’s where she had me hooked.  I wanted to know more about this mystery girl.


MORE MEMORIES


Wisdom

from unlikely sources

If love is what you need, you must be willing to travel to the ends of the earth for it.

Medivh

The Last Guardian of Tirisfal

You will be shocked when you discover how easy it is, in life, to part ways with people, forever. When you find someone you want to keep around, you do something about it.

Ted Mosby

Architect

Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Albus Dumbledore

Headmaster of Hogwarts

Chance meeting your perfect other — your perfect opposite. Chance embarking with this other on the greatest of journeys. If one day this chance may befall you, do not fail or falter to seize it.

Dr. Dana Scully

F.B.I. Special Agent

Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.

Doorknob

a doorknob