This is going to sound like a fairy tale, and it is. A real, true fairy tale. When a very beautiful Madeline Metzger met a very handsome Andrew Ritter, both were 15 years old. The event was a quinceainera, with connections that made their meeting quite unlikely. Andy went to a Mansfield High school, and Maddie to Martin in Arlington.
But these two noticed each other and even had a dance together. Someone took a picture. Maddie saved the picture, along with a crush on her handsome partner.
Then...for about 14 years, life happened. Andy went to Baylor, and Maddie to UT Austin! Andy played football for Baylor and graduated in 3 years! He went into the corporate world, and had two beautiful daughters, Audrey and Emery. Maddie graduated from UT and immediately moved to New York to pursue her musical theatre dreams! After various touring rolls and two contracts as a performer on Disney Cruise Line, she decided to return to Texas--but not to Arlington. She moved back to Austin.
Guess where Andy Ritter lived? That's right. He is employed by Google, and resides in Austin. Maddie posted a picture of herself on social media as having moved from New York to Austin, and Andy saw it and called her. They both knew very quickly what their future held.
Andy's proposal fits perfectly into the fairy tale. It took place at the magnificent Moody Mansion in Galveston. I'm going to show you a few pictures. My health did not allow me to be there, which was a heart breaker, but I have just "wallowed" in the pictures until I feel like I was there.
So next Friday I get to go to Dallas to see our beloved Madeline try on wedding dresses. Our hopeless romantic. You may be sure they will be glam.
By the way, here is the reenactment of the OG picture, as suggested by Andy at a wedding they attended early on in their courtship!
When Maddie Met Andy...Again
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