Ben and Kathryn met while attending school at the University of Rhode Island. They were both in the Marine Biology Program, but first met each other at the end of their sophomore year. They hung out in the company of friends and had friendly conversation over the summer. The real spark came when they landed in Bermuda for their semester abroad in the fall of 2017. Kathryn likes to say the moment she knew was when they hugged at the airport like they knew each other for a long time, it was so comfortable and he looked so handsome! Ben will tell you he was interested in Kathryn before they even got to Bermuda. Their study abroad experience was filled with tough classes, many snorkeling and scuba diving adventures, and spending 90% of their time together (it was a small island!). A magical place to fall in love, and the rest is history <3