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Lisa and Jer first met as most modern couples do—as spritely teenagers at camp.

Lisa: One of my earliest memories of Jer is when, following one of these camps, my mother pulled me aside and told me to stay away from the trouble-making punk rock kid sporting long hair and black eyeliner. As you can see, I've chosen to ignore that advice. Sorry mom!

Jer: Our parents being friends meant we'd stayed in each other's orbit over the years, though given our five-year age gap we didn't pay much attention to each other at first. Thirteen years and a handful of relationships later, we found ourselves in overlapping friend circles and began to get to know each other as adults.

Between the many late nights, blurry moments, and meaningful conversations, we began to develop a far more profound connection than our teenage origins originally afforded us.

Lisa: Finally, the stars collided and Jer asked me on a date. Or at least he thought it was a date.

Jer: I invited Lisa to a rave, thinking the warm caress of 150 decibels would make the perfect soil for the planting of first love. Lisa, naturally, assumed this was a platonic hangout like all the others, and promptly invited her best friend, Anna, to join us.

Lisa: Jer was a good sport about it, and agreed she could come along. We then proceeded to ignore Anna entirely as we spent the night talking with our heads locked together to be heard over the music.

Many dates, a startup, a couple career changes, a proposal, and at least one more rave later, and we've arrived at our present moment. We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter of our story with you.