Thanks can be given to the Brownlie girls, Ryan's three cousins connected the dots that maybe we'd be a good match. Ashley heard nothing for months and assumed it was a bust...much to her surprise he was waiting for the perfect moment to swoop in. After winning the Dance Team National Championship, Ashley posting a picture of the her and the girls, soon after she was friended on Facebook by a "Ryan Brownlie" The next morning they were packing up the hotel room and Alyssa mentioned that she had also given him Ashley’s cell phone number...the butterflies had fully taken over at this point. Later that week we started texting and had our first date on 2.27.2018...Nearly 4 years later we're going to be Mr. and Mrs.

A late night roller hockey game at Joe Dumars Fieldhouse followed by sharing a meat lovers pizza (which happens to be our favorite and go to pizza order these days) at Rosie O' Gradys and getting to know eachother!

To Ashley it was just another Christmas morning but little did she know there was an extra special present coming her way. Ashley and Ryan hosted Christmas breakfast with the Brownlies and Ashley was fully in holiday host mode. Alyssa was snapping pictures of Olivia, or so Ashley thought...but she truly had no idea what was going on around her. Ryan began "the speech" as she was sipping her mimosa. The Oo's and Ah's rolled in as Ryan pulled the little wrapped box out from behind his back and in that moment Ashley couldn't believe what was happening. Ryan got down on one knee, flashed the ring and without a doubt in her mind she said ABSOLUTLEY!