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The day we got our engagement photos taken, the entire park was full of photographers doing photo shoots. There were senior photos, family photos, engagement shoots—you name it.

2014: The very first picture we ever took together. It's at band camp. Brian is wearing a bib, signifying he is a freshman; we're both wearing our Drumline-exclusive bandannas.

Post-band concert, 2016. We had been dating for about three weeks when this photo was taken.

The first time Brian met Morgan's family was after the HHS children's play where Morgan played the role of "Spot the Gerbil."

Brian waited in line with Morgan for 25 minutes as she waited to buy her Belle tiara at Disney.

2016: Sadie's. Fun Fact: The couch behind us would eventually be the couch we had in our first apartment. (Thank you to the Lindners!)

So how many Guard (Tribe?) games have you two been to, exactly? Good question. More than 12, including one in Cincinnati. This is the first one we went to together in 2016.

This is the day Brian hit me on the head with the paddle and said, "Mush!" to make me row faster. It did not work.

Off to band camp!

A classic post-band-photos moment!

"Monochromatic Night" at band practice.

"I'll apply for Tri-M Music Honors Society if you do." Morgan doesn't remember anything about the ceremony, but she knows she and Brian went on a date to Dairy Queen after this photo was taken.

Fun Fact: Morgan inducted Brian into the National Honor Society at Hudson High School in 2016!

Homecoming 2016

Post drum-off at a high school football game.

Morgan's Prom: 2017— Now known as the only day Brian will ever wear a bow tie.

Morgan's high school graduation—2017

Brian's "Senior Night" game. Morgan came back from Wooster to show her support.

Brian's high school graduation—2018

Brian's Prom: 2018— Ask us about the Chinese food establishment next door to the prom venue.

2018: Flogging Molly Concert. We've been to four Flogging Molly concerts together. Little did we know that our wedding would be held in the exact room of the window in the background of this photo!

Brian went to one football game throughout his time at UC—here's a photo to commemorate that moment.

Steak 'n Shake: the typical to-do on Friday nights after the high school football game— or any night really. We went back one last time in college before it closed down for good.

Our first vacation: NYC! Fun fact: the Brooklyn Bridge was designed by John A. Roebling, who also designed the Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati!

We got milkshakes at the truck behind us right after this photo was taken. The classic "Brian and Morgan" snack.

Crabs in a bag in N.Y.C. (Brian captioned this one.)

Fact: we spent two-and-a-half years long-distance, when Brian was at UC and Morgan was at Wooster. There wasn't much to do at Wooster on the weekends besides hang out in the sunflower field!

Morgan graduated from the College of Wooster in 2021. After spending her senior year remotely in Cincy, she graduated with a double major in Education and English, with a minor in philosophy.

2021: Another Flogging Molly Concert.

This was the day we moved out of our first apartment. Good riddance! (Thanks to our best man, Matt, for helping us make that move the day after Christmas!)

In 2022 we visited Chicago for our anniversary (and because Morgan was trying to convince Brian they should move there).

We went to a tiki-bar speakeasy after we visited the Chicago Skydeck.

Supporting the Guardians in Cincinnati—the city we called home at the time. Thanks to our best man, Matt, for taking this photo.

Brian graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.S. in Biology in 2022. Brian spent several years doing research with snakes during his time at UC.

Our Monday night tradition in Clifton was dinner at Keystone for their half-priced mac 'n cheese. We were such regulars, we were even invited to a staff-only party before we moved.

2023: We visited the Painted Ladies in San Fransisco—Morgan made Brian watch the first season of Full House the days leading up to the trip.

Call us Ishmael & Ahab. Our favorite thing to do in San Fransisco was whale watching!

The first part of our 12-hour hike in Yosemite was a climb up the side of two waterfalls: Vernal and Nevada Falls. This segment is called "The Mist Trail." We were *soaked.*

Day 1 in Yosemite: a 13.3-mile hike gaining—and then losing—3,200 feet of elevation in 12 hours. Glacier Point was worth it though!

We took this photo seconds before Brian proposed. Morgan didn't understand what was happening, but she still remembers hearing Brian's heart beating like crazy as her head was on his chest.

The stranger who took this photo was the first person we told that we we're engaged! The Yosemite Valley is behind us, but the fog is too dense to see through.

One of the most iconic backgrounds at Yosemite: Tunnel View! This was taken the morning after we got engaged.

Halfway up the Yosemite Falls trail! We climbed to the top of the waterfall in this photo (Yosemite Upper-Falls).

Day 3 in Yosemite: the hike to the top of Yosemite Falls! A 7.6 round-trip hike up and down—gaining 2,600 feet of elevation.

The General Sherman Tree is the world's largest tree, measured by volume. It stands 275 feet tall and is over 36 feet in diameter at the base. In Morgan's words, it was "pretty big."

Solace in Sequoia National Park.

Brian and Morgan Fun Fact #1: Morgan's engagement ring has two hidden sapphires in the setting. Brian designed it himself!

Brian and Morgan Fun Fact #2: In the first three months of living together, Morgan and Brian both went to the ER. Morgan for a self-inflicted concussion and Brian for a venomous snake bite.

Brian and Morgan Fun Fact #3: In the first three years of living together, Morgan and Brian lived in 4 apartments together.

Brian and Morgan Fun Fact #4: They're both Tauruses. They're both (wildly) stubborn.

Morgan and Brian Fun Fact #5: Brian surprised Morgan in Yosemite by proposing on the Panorama Trail on June 7, 2023.

Brian and Morgan Fun Fact #6: for Valentine's Day this year, Brian bought Morgan flowers and coffee, and she bought him chocolate and beer.

Brian and Morgan Fun Fact #7: From our first date to our wedding date, 3,058 days will have elapsed. (Party hard, folks. We've waited for this day!)