Aly and James were forced to sit next to each other while working at the Democratic National Committee in Washington, DC. After somehow maintaining a friendship despite the perpetual office pranks, a co-worker suggested that it seemed like a "chemistry lab around here." The rest is history.
We moved to Vermont in 2011 and on May 16, 2014, Pep popped the proposal (not to mention the peck of pickled peppers) at the pond at Aly's childhood home, amid floating candles, sparkling mason jars and a chorus of leaf peepers.