Ben & I met on the Hinge dating app in July 2017. While Ben wanted to go on a date after a week of messaging, I made him wait to meet for over a month - even back then he was in it for the long run! When I FINALLY agreed to meet, I was instantly impressed by Ben’s swanky loft apartment in the North Loop, and we spent the first few months of our dating life exploring downtown. Meanwhile, I was living with my parents, and ironically we discovered that Ben’s dad lived only a block away! A few months later, Ben moved in with his dad, so the two of us were living minutes away from each other in our parents’ basement. Lots of high school dating vibes going on for us at that time ;) But we were able to save up a down payment for our dream house in Southwest Minneapolis, and we moved in together in October 2018. A few months later, we adopted our pup Knox, and he made our new house the perfect home!

We had been talking about getting engaged for a while, and I joked that I would say yes to Ben even if he proposed to me on the couch in our PJs. Instead, he secretly planned the most amazing getaway to Denver, CO & he stowed the ring in his carry-on bag. The first morning of our trip we went hiking, and after we stopped to take a picture with the mountains in the background, Ben got down on one knee :) We got to spend the rest of the weekend celebrating together - it was the sweetest! Ben is my best friend, and we are excited to spend the rest of our lives creating more of these amazing memories together! We are the luckiest to have so many special people in our lives, and we can’t wait to celebrate with all of you!