We’re getting married!

Our story began years ago on a kindergarten playground behind Lovejoy elementary, when a young boy noticed a girl. She was working those monkey bars so "she must be a dancer", he thought. Although he was too nervous to talk to her, she remained in his thoughts for years. Other distractions came and went, such as Legos and PlayStation but his thoughts always found his way back to the blonde haired girl on the monkey bars. Kidding, that's just what he told her. They met, like really met, in high school physics class. Although his seat was positioned facing away from her, through a well-placed mirror in the classroom he was able to sneak looks at her blue eyes and the occasional test answer. What began as friendly chitchat and showing each other new music eventually led to a first date on Labor Day, 2013. They hit it off immediately, and started dating on Homecoming night, October 6th, 2013. After a year of becoming closer and more in love, they "coincidentally" decided to go to the same school, Texas Tech, in the fall of 2014. Through their four years at Texas Tech, they grew together, collected two dogs, and worked towards strengthening their relationship as much as possible. Finally, they returned to Dallas for her work and so he could pursue a graduate degree. Their story changed on December 16th, 2018, a Sunday night, when Ryan knelt and proposed to Abby on White Rock Lake looking onto a beautiful Dallas skyline. We cannot wait to begin this new chapter of our lives together. We hope you can come celebrate with us!