Though we spent the first few years at Ithaca College orbiting the same friend groups and passing each other on campus, we somehow never officially met. That changed when Katie appeared on the Instagram feed of a mutual friend — and Ben finally learned her name. A message was sent, and just a few nights later, they met the old-fashioned way: at a Collegetown bar. Romance at its finest. What followed was six years of dating, five years of living together, and four years of traveling across the country and around the world. Then, during a holiday trip to Martha’s Vineyard with Katie’s family, Ben got down on one knee and asked the big question. Eight years after that first meeting, we’re saying “I do.”