We met in August 2008 on the YMCA swim team. At first it was just a 13 year old girl with a crush on a boy that was 16. A few months of flirting, it was now 2009, she finally asked him to be her boyfriend. Fast forward a few months; he started college and she started high school. Years of swimming and growing up together went by and the girl started college and the boy graduated college. They moved in together with some friends and adopted a wonderful puppy. They struggled together and learned how to adult together. Then after 8 years of being a couple, the boy came to visit the girl at summer school. They woke up early and picked up trash on the beach and looked for shark teeth. At that moment, they had the beach to themselves. Just them, the sand, and the ocean. The boy asked the girl to marry him. It couldn't have been more perfect. Two years later and we are now ready to say "I do!" surrounded by family and friends.