How we met
We were both at USC — Cole in computer science, Ali in the School of Medicine. Senior year, after the UCLA game, we shared an Uber to a dance party in Silver Lake. The stamps inked across our wrists read, “Be Dirty, Dance Clean.” And that we did.
USC: where Fight On met happily ever after ✌️❤️
The Proposal
Cole planned a weekend upstate, complete with a spa day and a farm-to-table dinner. Ali, certain this was the moment, wore her engagement dress that night. But the next afternoon, during a quiet picnic, just when she least expected it, Cole chucked his crutches and got down on one knee. With tears in her eyes and string lights twinkling in the trees, Ali said yes. Back in Brooklyn, a surprise celebration with their closest friends and family was waiting.
We knew we'd completely change from 21 to 30; the question was whether we'd grow together or apart. Luckily, we grew together.
