How did you two meet?
Wylie: "We met in Birmingham through some mutual friends. My roommate at the time was dating one of Holly's best friends, so I first met her when she came over to hang out with us before going out one night. I remember she sat on the couch next to me, and thinking how confident and amazing she was. I had no idea what to say, so what came out was, 'What's up Holly?' I wasn't even sure if she knew my name. We became good friends and had a lot of fun making each other laugh. Eventually I got the courage to ask her out and luckily she said yes. We haven't looked back since."
Holly: "We are both from Montgomery, and with that comes knowing everyone. I knew of him in high school, but we never spent any time together. Wylie went to Auburn, and I went to Alabama, and after graduation we both moved to Birmingham. Luckily, we shared mutual friends (one of my best friends growing up was dating his pledge brother and now roommate in Birmingham), so we started spending a lot of time together. I remember thinking how funny and cute Wylie was, and I actually encouraged one of my college friends to pursue him… thank goodness that didn’t work out! After the Alabama/LSU game that Fall, Wylie asked me on our first date, and the rest is history!"
How did Wylie propose?
Wylie: "I proposed to Holly on May 23rd, 2020. We were down at the beach with a lot of our friends for a long weekend. I had told all her friends it was happening, and they helped me out a lot with the set up and making sure Holly had no idea. I had asked Holly earlier that day if she wanted to take a walk and a drink on the beach before dinner that night. As soon as we got down to the sand, I just remember saying that I didn't want to wait any longer and got down on one knee. She said yes, turned around, and all her friends and family were waiting on the steps for her. It was absolutely perfect."
Holly: "A group of our friends from high school went to the beach for Memorial Day. It was our friend Mary’s birthday that Saturday, so we had big plans to celebrate—including taking pictures on the beach before dinner. Wylie had asked me earlier in the day if I wanted to take a beach walk with him before pictures. I really didn’t think too much of this ask. I took my time getting ready (looking back, my friends were especially interested in what I was wearing…), before he finally got me out of the house to go walk on the beach. As we were walking, Wylie started talking about how much I meant to him, how the pandemic had put a lot of things in perspective about our future together, and how he really didn’t want to wait any more. I’m sure he said other sweet things, but at that point I was too overwhelmed wondering if this was actually happening or not to listen (if you know, you know). It all became more real when I noticed all our friends taking pictures and filming on the boardwalk behind him. To make it that much sweeter, my parents and brother showed up right behind them. We celebrated briefly on the beach, then went to Wylie’s aunt & uncle’s house to have a bigger celebration with both of our families and friends. It was so perfect. As someone who believes they are very hard to surprise, Wylie pulled off the best one yet!"
Holly-- describe Wylie in three words:
Holly: Wylie is loving, intentional and so very funny."
Wylie-- describe Holly in three words:
Wylie: "Holly is selfless, creative and faithful."
What are some things you two enjoy doing together?
Wylie: "We have gotten really into reality TV shows (Big Brother, Bachelor, Bachelorette, etc). We also enjoy going on walks and drinking coffee. Just spending time with Holly and talking about our days is some of the most fun we have."
Holly: "We could be sitting on the couch watching reality TV, cooking dinner, lounging at the lake, dancing at a wedding—pretty much everything is better with Wylie around (with the exception of the Iron Bowl every year—we are a #HouseDivided. Roll Tide). Any time spent with him is such a blessing!"
