July 2nd, 2012. The first day of a new job for both of us - we were the first two to arrive, sitting nervously in the lunch room waiting for the rest of the starting group. We had no idea at the time, that not only would the group of people about to walk in, and the people we would meet in the course of starting that new job, result in the development of some incredible friendships - some of which are still our best of friends to this day (you know who you are!) - but that we'd be here, 13 years later, in love, and about to say 'I Do'.
It didn't take long for us to become the absolute best of friends, and before we knew it, Dan was packing up and moving from the Gold Coast for us to 'flat mate' together....yeah, well, that lasted a grand total of one day before we realised we were never going to be 'flat mates', and its been Alissa & Dan ever since.
We've enjoyed and celebrated so many key moments with each other over the many years, the highlights being welcoming the loves of our lives, our incredible fur(less) babies Cairo and Grogu into our lives, and most recently the purchase and renovation of our beautiful home together...I guess a couple that renovates together, and doesn't kill each other, is destined for forever right? Maybe that's why Dan finally decided it was safe to pop that question!