Long Story: During the last month of college, Maddie at Case Western Reserve University majoring in Nursing and Chris at Cleveland State University majoring in Health Sciences, they found themselves going out to a few bars one Friday on West 6th. With the music blaring at the bar, Velvet Dog, they were introduced through mutual friends. After a whole weekend of Springfest group activities together, Chris got up the nerve to ask Maddie on a date. They spent their first date at Pacific East eating sushi. Short Story: A Bar

While in Traverse City, Michigan, on a small 3 day getaway Maddie and Chris went hiking in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, on a trail overlooking rolling hills of sand Chris knelt down on one knee with a ring, Maddie said “yes”, and the rest is history.