The Background

Some of you reading may know more about the background story of how we got to where we are....and others may know less, so this post is going to be a quick ¨catch up¨ for those who may be a little confused. And we really mean QUICK catch up. Here is the very surface...

Timeline:

2006: Devin and Rachel met at APU, lived directly above/beneath each other in their freshman dorm, and were in the same orchestra. They had three classes together, and walked to and from class together chit chatting, but not thinking much of it. At the end of freshmen year, their choir/orchestra toured South Korea together, and then they pretty much forgot about each other...


until....

2009: Rachel returns from a semester abroad, and re-joins the choir for which Devin is still the accompanist. Rachel catches Devin's eye, they have a funny first ¨date¨, and become immediately attached at the hip...(although for the first month, pretty much all they did was argue). They couldn't pull themselves away from each other.

The very early days

For our one year anniversary, we went to build-a-bear before
the epic scavenger hunt that Devin planned.

2010: Rachel and Devin graduate from APU, after over a year of being best friends and dating. Unsure of what was ¨next¨, they each went to their prospective states while they figured it out.

2011: Devin made the big move to Iowa, where they continued to date while both flirting with life in the ¨real world¨.

Showing Devin the real Iowa experience of squeaky cheese

Another authentic Iowan experience- Pella Tulip Time

2012: Rachel gets offered her dream job in Barcelona. Devin proposes. Finding work for Devin in Barcelona wasn't as easy as either of them imagined, so life as a long-distance engaged couple begins. Throughout the process, Devin and Rachel spend a few weeks in Europe soaking up what they can out of their engagement period.

 

     Lugano, Switzerland, August 2012

Madeira, Portugal, February 2013

Valencia, Spain, May 2013

Como, Italy, March 2013

2013: After a 17 month engagement, Rachel and Devin tie the knot, and Devin (finally!) joins Rachel in Spain.

Copyright Expressions Photography

Copyright Expressions Photography

And that brings us to today - we are finally together, living what we dreamt of for so many years, in a city with sunshine, beaches, mountains, and tapas galore!

We know our story is a little confusing, even we struggle to remember when we were where and how everything unfolded! But hopefully this gives you some context for how we got to where we are. We wouldn't trade it for anything, and we have only just begun...