Ryan and I met when we were just 17, as high schoolers on our local rowing team, and we’ve been pretty much inseparable ever since. From those early days of practice after school, weekly dinners with each other’s families, and long evenings filled with movies, board games, and our favorite music, we grew up together. Over the years, our story has become one and the same. From high school to college, school dances to late-night calls, we’ve held onto each other through every chapter. We shared our first apartment together during Ryan’s final year at UC, with our best friend Emily, and took our next big leap in 2023—packing up and moving to Denver for a new adventure, just the two of us. Since then, we’ve traveled to 16 new states, explored 23 national parks, and found joy in building a life that’s full of wonder, laughter, and love. In June 2025, we visited Iceland and traveled around the island in a camper van. Ryan proposed beneath a waterfall, and it was the easiest "yes" ever. We feel so lucky to have found each other so young and even luckier that we’ve grown up to be each other’s person. We can't wait for the next adventure, and to celebrate the start of our forever with all of you.