Our story began long before we even knew it was starting. We grew up in the same neighborhood — Avonlea Crossing in Georgia — where my brother Kyle and Stewart became best friends. Life took us in different directions, but fate had other plans.

Ten years later, in Nashville, our paths crossed again. At a Black Veil Brides concert we discovered that we shared the same favorite song — Rebel Love Song. That moment sparked something undeniable, and our friendship quickly became the love story we were meant to live.

A year later, Stewart proposed in the most perfect place — a Barnes & Noble. He handed me a book titled The One, and when I looked up, he was on one knee. My brother Kyle, sister-in-law Laura, and my favorite little person in the world, my nephew Jackson, were close by, cheering us on as our next chapter began.