We met at a brunch at a Western Michigan University dining hall. A mutual friend invited Patrick to join our brunch without telling me in hopes of us hitting it off. I was not pleased to have two guys show up to our brunch without knowing them and had a feeling Patrick was there as a setup which I was not thrilled about. Long story short, we ended up dating a few weeks later! We ended up dating almost six months before eventually parting ways. We stayed friends over the years and Patrick was actually the first one I saw after hearing the news that my Mother had passed away. I reached out to him in January 2020 after a long time without hearing from each other, and little did I know I had been on Patrick's mind. We caught up and stayed close for the next six months and then eventually started dating again in June of 2020. Since then, we have fell incredibly in love and both feel so lucky everyday to have found each other. We are a great balance to each other and view each other as our better half. Mackinaw Island is a special place to both of us as we experienced it together for the first time. We try to go every year and it is a dream come true for us to be married on the island! We are so glad you are going to be a part of our day!