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College Sweethearts Get Engaged (Part 4/4)

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at St Edward's chapter.

Meet our last (but certainly not least) pair of college sweethearts! Meet Alexis Brown and Blake Knox <3

Fiance: Blake Knox, Junior at Texas A&M

Birthday: March 15th, 1996

School: Texas A&M University

Graduating: August 12th, 2017

Major: Business Finance

What organizations are you involved in?

Startup Aggieland, triathlon team, Aggie Orientation Leader Program, Breathe Hope (Cystic Fibrosis fundraising team), Aggie Investment Club, Yacht Club

When and how did y’all meet? 

5th grade in Ms. Pal’s class @ sienna crossing elementary. We sat next to each other/ had each other in class

How did he propose?

Took me to Galveston and surprised me completely with a proposal on the beach.

When did propose?

December 28th, 2016

When is the big day?

June 15, 2018!

Any hashtags: #tyingtheknox

Wedding theme: Rustic/ Farm Chic

Wedding location: Dripping Springs, Tx

Dream wedding singer: Thomas Rhett

Dream wedding destination: Maui, Hawaii

Favorite celebrity wedding dress: Anna Camp

What is the difference between engaged life and dating life?

Your relationship is at the next level, and you definitely start thinking more long term and make more future plans. Things are more serious!

Favorite thing about your fiancé: How caring/sweet he is

What’s your fiancĂ©’s bad habit(s): he’s sometimes forgetful

How do you balance planning a wedding and school?

I use wedding planning as a study break, and especially for us (since we are having such a long engagement), there’s plenty of time so it’s not overwhelming.

How did your friends react to your engagement?

They were all really excited and happy for us!

How did your family react to your engagement?

Our families were also super excited and happy for us. My mom doesn’t really believe in having a big wedding, but she’s still supportive about us having one.

Your favorite thing about being engaged?

All the fun/free stuff we get to do! Wedding expos, open houses, registering events. It’s all a lot of fun.

Hardest part about being engaged while in school?

trying to budget everything while being in college paying tuition, rent, for textbooks, etc. weddings are so expensive!

Dreams for the future for you and your fiancé?

We cannot wait to be able to afford a nice house and customize it. We are also super exciting about starting our own family, raising our kids and just being together for the rest of our lives.

Best of luck to you two!! I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for the both of y’all! 

 

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Elizabeth Gonzales

St Edward's '18

John Mayer lover, coffee enthusiast, and avid concert goer. Best Buddies and Young Life   Ecclesiastes 3:11  
Hannah Saada

St Edward's '18

Hannah is passionate about gender equity and is a Marketing major at St. Edward's University. She's currently the President for HC at her university. Friends can attest she's a serious Netflix addict and 80s movies are close to her heart. When she's not binge watching a new show, you'll either catch her reading or laughing at terrible puns. [S]he's a righteous dude. Follow Hannah on Instagram at @han_saada