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Deena & Ben

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We're getting married!

Ben French

and

Deena Rice

Santa Fe

NM

October 4

2025
127 days127 d18 hours18 h47 minutes47 min4 seconds4 s

How We Met

First comes dirt, then comes flannels, then comes marriage

We met on *gasps* a camping trip during our first year of college at UC Santa Barbara. While we didn't start dating after camping in a cave together, (Ben was sharing a sleeping bag with another man and I was obsessed with my friends) we reconnected during our sophomore year at one of his classic "Handles and Flannels" house parties. Ben asked for my number and I didn't even try to play it cool. I accepted his invitation to go climbing and quickly found out that he lied about knowing how to boulder. Now, as we approach 10 years together our humor and vivacious enjoyment of life have made our love grow into a timeless bond. Jack Johnson may have made meeting the love of your life at UCSB sound much more romantic in "Better Together," but we still think our love story is as sweet as "Banana Pancakes."

For all the days along the way
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