It all started with a wedding – our good friends were getting married which brought us back together again. We had met years prior at Old Crow in Wrigleyville but hadn't seen much of each other over years that followed. While congratulating our friends at the wedding (Ryan in an orange palm tree tie, Ellyse not knowing many people), we got to catching up. Sometime between us talking and needing to sit down for dinner, Ryan rearranged the name cards at our table so that we would be sitting next to each other for the evening. Over the coming months we kept making up reasons to see each other and we finally began dating shortly after he (unbeknownst to Ellyse) helped host her 30th birthday party. And that was that. Since the beginning of our relationship, we have enjoyed countless days at the lake, hundreds of puppy snuggles with our dog Harlow, adventures around the country and world, lazy football Sundays, and too many laughs to count. We now look forward to celebrating our relationship and special day with all of you!