A N E N G A G E M E N T story
THOMAS + MEGAN
Thomas and Megan met under the
most fortunate of circumstances.
They met in Auburn, Alabama on
a night that neither of them were
planning on being there.
He, a soldier in the British Army (from
Bergen, Norway), was on a two-year
exchange posting in the States at
Fort Benning, Georgia — Due to the
nature of the role, it has always
been reserved for married service-
personnel. It had originally been
awarded to another soldier from his
unit, however, due to a completely
random unexpected chain of events,
Thomas ended up getting the job.
Megan was a student at the time,
visiting her sister in Auburn after
having just finished a semester
of school at Jacksonville State
University. She was only planning
on staying with her sister for one
night, but a number of seemingly
unfortunate events kept her there for
an extra day.
6 | Wedding belles
Thomas had been on exercise for two
weeks in Fort Bragg, North Carolina
and wasn’t due back until the
following day. He ended up leaving
early and was dragged out by friends
to Columbus, Georgia and then
subsequently… to Auburn.
There they met, hit it off, and agreed
to see each other in the next couple
of weeks. However, they decided
after a few days that they didn’t
want to wait, and saw each other the
next weekend. Thomas had a long
weekend off, and Megan was free
from school, so they somehow ended
up on a four-day road-tripping and
camping adventure all throughout
northern Georgia and Alabama. It
was an experience that bonded them
right from the start, and the two have
been adventuring together ever since.
They have been to over thirty states
on various road trips; explored at
least 10 National Parks in the United
States, the United Kingdom, and
Norway; and are planning many more
trips for the future.
Thomas proposed to Megan on
August 3, 2019 at a waterfall in
Cloudland Canyon, Georgia— one
of the locations along their first
camping road trip that started it all.
What’s next for Thomas and Megan?
Thomas is back in the United
Kingdom as of September 1st, and
Megan will be joining him in mid-
November. They are literally counting
down the days until they’re reunited.
They plan to marry in Scotland on the
Isle of Skye, but not with any guests.
They’ll save that for a reception in
the States.
They want the wedding, however,
to be intimate, romantic, and all
about their love for each other. The
wedding will take place in the late
summer of 2020. ❤
VOLUME I • ISSUE 2