We first met the summer heading into our 8th grade year in 2017. Gemma had just moved to Glendive a few weeks before the start of the school year. We became more familiar with one another during 8th grade when we were in the same homeroom class. A year passed and we moved to the high school for freshman year. It just so happened that we both had our 7th-period geography together. A friend of Taven (who knew Taven had a major crush on Gemma) set them up as partners on a project together, which gave Taven the opportunities he needed to impress Gemma. Aside from the help of friends, Taven would always wave at Gemma in the halls between classes and even convince her to help carry his books when he was on crutches. In November 2018, we went on our first lunch date together and started dating shortly after on December 16th, 2018. Throughout high school, we became each other's best friends and got involved in many activities together. Gemma was Taven's number-one fan and made it to every basketball game she could. We both played on the golf team and were able to attend two state golf tournaments our junior and senior year. During our senior year, Taven committed to play basketball for the University of Jamestown and Gemma knew she wanted to stay with Taven. We both moved to Jamestown, North Dakota in 2022 to begin our first semester of college. We were given many new opportunities to grow with one another and meet some of our closest friends. We soon realized that we wanted to get married and begin our future with each other. Taven proposed the morning of Thanksgiving in Makoshika State Park. We are so excited to begin this new chapter in our life and share our special day with every one of you!