They met 12 years ago when Laura took a trip to Athens, OH to visit a friend, and take a break from Mortuary School. It just so happened that the friend Laura was coming to visit was Nick Baldwin, Ryan's roommate at Ohio University in 2007. Any weekend in Athens, OH is full of nightlife, but on that particular weekend fell the infamous HallOUween block party. Ryan dressed as Dalton, the bouncer from “Roadhouse” (RIP Patrick Swayze) and Laura was a Greek Goddess; not any particular Goddess, but to Ryan she was Aphrodite. The attraction was mutual. What ensued was a dorm room pineapple upside down pregame, followed by the equivalent of an adult Trick-Or-Treat, during which a wandering Goddess went missing, and a heroic bouncer completed a successful rescue expedition. After the weekend, Laura and Ryan departed with a strong curiosity about one another. They would be reminded of this over time as they popped up in each other’s lives, much like the Greek Goddess glitter that popped up in the guys’ dorm room for the remainder of the year. Laura’s friend and Ryan’s roommate, Nick, was dating another one of Laura’s friends, Emily, whom she had been very close with since childhood. Through their mutual friends they saw one another sporadically over the years, and the interest in one another was still strong, the timing just wasn’t right

Laura and Ryan hadn’t seen each other in several years when they randomly started texting in the Summer of 2017. Well, kinda randomly...Like a real Millennial love story, Laura was on Instagram and came across Ryan’s profile. She was shocked to see that she hadn't already been following him and she felt compelled to say a quick “Hello”. Ryan was thrilled to hear from her! He thought, “Could she still be interested? Better find out!” They had great conversation about family, food, feelings, fun and just life in general. It was clear that they still had chemistry, but both remained too timid to schedule any kind of rendezvous. That held true into the Spring of 2018, around 11 years after they first met. Nick and Emily, were having a baby shower for their first child in Huron, OH. Ryan knew Laura would absolutely be there, and this was a perfect time to finally link up. After drinking entirely too much coffee, a nervous Ryan hit the road from his sister's graduation at the University of Cincinnati to go to the baby shower, but really to see Laura. They spent the entire evening by each other’s side and immediately began making plans to visit one another as soon as possible. After a couple visits, more plans began to materialize as they quickly realized just how well they compliment each other. They knew they were the right match and that this was finally the right time. Everything is finally coming back full circle. Laura and Ryan, long-time crushes, are going to tie the knot. They are now Godparents to Harvey, whose baby shower was the catalyst for the courtship. And their Honeymoon plans conclude in Athens, Greece, for it takes time and patience to win over a Greek Goddess