Carly and Jeremy first met at Hayden Lake, ID in the summer of 2012, just before their freshman year of college. Carly’s older brothers, Ryan and Kyle, were hosting a recruitment event for their fraternity at the family lake cabin and Jeremy was one of the lucky recruits in attendance. Carly and Jeremy both remember the instant spark felt between the two, however they ultimately decided they'd be better off as friends during the crazy, new time in their life. As a member of the same fraternity, Jeremy become increasingly close with Carly's brothers over the next few years, making it easy to gain their approval when he and Carly finally started dating! Fast forward to the fall of 2015 (Carly and Jeremy’s senior year of college)… Ryan and Kyle are long graduated and moved away, it’s both of their favorite time of year (WSU COUGAR FOOTBALL SEASON!), and Carly and Jeremy reconnect at a tailgate party before a football game. The two then began dating, spending the rest of their senior year going on date dashes, formals, and exploring the Palouse. May of 2016 marked the start of their long distance relationship which then continued for a total of 5 years, until Carly graduated from veterinary school and could finally join Jeremy in Western Washington. On Labor Day weekend of 2020, Jeremy brought their love story back to where it all began and asked Carly to marry him in front of their closest family and friends in Hayden Lake, ID. When deciding on a wedding venue, both quickly agreed on Schweitzer Mountain as the place to tie the knot due to their mutual love of the outdoors, mountains, hiking and snow-skiing. After 10 years of knowing each other and almost two years of planning, the two cannot wait to finally tie the knot this July!