For most of you reading this, you know our story and have been apart of some truly special moments with us. For those of you who do not, here is the story of how little Chelsea & Alex came to be!

I was 14 years old and Alex was 15 years old when we met. To do the math for you all, we will have been together for 13 years once we are officially married! True "high school" sweethearts and we would not want it any other way.

We were set up on a "blind date" from our close friends around October 2009. I say "blind date" because I did not know anything about Alex but months after dating, he confined in me that he had already seen me and was trying to find a way to make a move! Our first date was at the movie theater and other than hi/bye, no other words were spoken! Alex was so shy, which now knowing his personality, is so out of character! After that date, in my head I knew this was not going anywhere. I had moved on but Alex continued to text me and I was confused as the date did not go so well! He invited me on a second date, to the movies again, and it was a completely new Alex. To sum it up, we did not even watch the movie and were just laughing and getting to know each other the whole time. It was amazing, we still talk about that date to this day!

I will share a funny story with you. When I met Alex, I figured his name was "Alexander" like every other Alex I know. During our second date, I asked him what his real name was, and I assumed it was Alexander! He then corrected me and told me it was Alejandro. Context: Lady Gaga came out with her song titled 'Alejandro' in 2009 and I was a BIG Lady Gaga fan at the time and was obsessed with this song. This was all the signs I needed to know that this Alejandro was something special, not just any "Alex"!

The rest is history, as they say! We conquered high school together, college together, and now time to conquer the rest of our lives together!

XOXO,

Future Mrs. Mateo

C&A