Catie: After graduating high school, I was ready for a fresh new start at Georgia Southern University. To prepare for the transition, I spent some time looking at the GSU Class of 2020 Facebook group to scope out the other members of the incoming class. That is where I first saw Dylan's name and face, and I showed my mom saying, "Mom, look! There is a cute kid in the Honor's Program - there is hope!" Flash forward to the Honors Program dinner where my roommate and I were actually forced to sit at Dylan's table. I immediately recognized him as the "cute kid" I saw earlier and meekly asked if he was in a group chat we both participated in. We spent the rest of the night together, talking and hanging out as if we had been friends for years. My heart was beating a thousand miles a minute, but I also was kind of kicking myself in the butt - I was supposed to come to Georgia to meet a Southern guy, unlike anyone I had met before; yet, here I was with the most Northern guy at GSU. God definitely has a sense of humor. Dylan: After graduating high school, I was ready to leave behind past relationships that turned sour. I decided to make a group chat with other honors students to hopefully make some friends prior to getting to campus because otherwise I would have known nobody. Thankfully a cute cheerleader messaged in the group chat and I made sure to answer as quickly as possible as an impromptu introduction. Fast forward a few months and she ended up sitting at dinner with me and she was even more stunningly beautiful in person. We spent the rest of the night playing the worst "sport" in the world: cornhole. However, we bonded over how terrible we were and talked all night long as if we had known each other for years. That was the night that I knew she would become my wife.

Catie: I'll admit it - I was terrified to fall in love. At first, I thought of every possible reason why Dylan and I should not be together. Nonetheless, Jesus revealed Himself through our relationship in the most beautiful ways, and I watched as we both experienced radical transformations during our time together, transformations that involved softened hearts and healed minds. Through this, I slowly started to realize that Dylan made me laugh harder, smile brighter, and love deeper than I ever had before. He made me feel safe - I knew I could confide in him regardless of what I was walking through. I finally let myself admit that even though he drove me crazy, I was absolutely crazy about him. So, when he told me he loved me on a cold winter day, I knew that I was all in. Dylan: As we spent every afternoon together while living down the hall from each other, I could feel myself beginning to fall head over heels for this special girl. I was so nervous to share my true feelings with her so I did what any weenie would do: I wrote a story that was obviously about us but I used different names...I'm pretty creative. I wrote about a little Piglet and how much my character loved her for being so genuinely herself and I gave it to Catie to read. To this day I still call her Piglet more than I call her by her true name.

Catie: 2019 was a pretty stressful year for Dylan and I. I graduated and left Statesboro for a full-time job in Cincinnati, and Dylan remained in Georgia while applying for extremely competitive PA programs. We prayed hard that God would allow our paths to meet, but we simply did not have a clue what the future had in store for us. So, when I heard that Dylan had been accepted to a nearby program, I sat in my office and cried tears of joy and relief - I finally had complete confidence that it would be Dylan and I forever. I knew that he was planning on proposing if he got into Kettering, and I also managed to figure out when and how he was going to propose (Dylan is the worst secret-keeper ever). Nonetheless, it was the most magical moment to say yes to spending forever with my very best friend. He took me to the spot where he first told me he loved me, and he pretended that he was simply remaking a video he had previously made for us. He spoke the most beautiful words, and I was so excited that I forgot to even look at the ring! The moment was truly like a dream come true. I still can't believe that I found my very own prince charming, and I can't express how excited I am for our happily ever after. Dylan: I thought I was slick and that she had no idea what I was planning, but as she (rudely) stated, I cannot keep secrets for my life. Even though she knew it was coming, I was so nervous and forgot all of my words; but thankfully, I don't think she was listening to what I was saying. Instead she waited for a pause to answer with the most Catie line ever, "heck yeah"! God put us together and the past 4 years of our lives had lead directly to this moment for us to come together.