All Aboard! We're tying the knot and can't wait to celebrate with you-vintage vibes, garden romance, and lots of love ahead.

We met online, made a plan to meet, went to sushi, both very shy and not knowing what to expect. I do believe I kissed Ryan first. On the subject of being boyfriends there was a day I called him my boyfriend because it just felt right. But I digress! Our engagement story is what we'd like to share. I'll go into some details about that because it’s a cute story and I'd like to offer some advice for those who will may be doing this at some point in your life. Ryan and I had gone on a trip to Long Beach where he would be introduced to the iconic, beautiful and majestic RMS Queen Mary for the first time. From that day on his love for this ship would continue to grow and turn into a new passion. We would go into various rooms, halls, saloons, dining rooms, all while creating new memories we would not forget. This was also when I realized that when he saw a sign that said “do not enter, crew members only” that means enter. Because we did! I will be honest, without him sneaking in, we would never have seen these beautiful spaces that once graced passengers and crew while traveling across the North Atlantic. We spent four days in Long Beach. Our first trip together. We would go on to explore more of the city: going to the aquarium, feeding birds, seeing beautiful aquatic life, having an incredible dinner and ending back to our beloved Queen Mary for a ghost tour with a guide who was someone that we would've loved to be friends with. On that first trip together, I realized that he was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. When we got back to Reno, I bought his ring. Now for the good part! On March 11th , 2025, Ryan and I had just gotten done working out and decided on Sushi Rose for dinner. I knew at some point I was going to ask, but was not sure exactly when. I showed the ring to a few friends and family (Alex, Lela, and Kellie) days prior but when a good time to ask still lingered. When we got home I had the box with the ring in a drawer in the kitchen. I opened the drawer, grabbed the box, opened it and before I could ask Ryan had pretty much already fallen over with emotion and happiness that he just said yes! To this day I am still not sure if it was because of the sushi coma setting in or just the absolute emotion of the moment or maybe both, but I do know that if you are nervous or scared about asking someone to spend the rest of their lives with you; take them to sushi. Make sure that they have at least 5 rolls. If the server offers dessert, say yes. Once you get home that is the time to ask them! Believe me, it works! Ryan and I know that there will always be hardships, challenges and obstacles that we must overcome together. No marriage is perfect. Those celebrating 20-, 30- or 40-years marriage are celebrating forgiveness, tolerance and moving past big mistakes that were made. Money doesn’t determine a better marriage, but character and loyalty do. True love is choosing each other every single day, even when it’s hard. That is what Ryan and I have chosen to do with our marriage. To celebrate each other not just on anniversaries, birthdays or holidays, but every day. To celebrate two souls coming together as one, sharing experiences and creating new memories. Showing mutual respect and kindness not just towards ourselves but to others as well. Be kind. On behalf of both of us, we could not be more excited and prouder to be sharing this moment with all of you to witness the beginning of what will be a beautiful dance. A dance that with grace, understanding and patience will transcend all obstacles that will lie ahead. Neither one of us are naïve to the fact that we would not be here without the help of so many of you and we hope that you know that. With all this being said, would like to end this with a quote, “We need joy as we need air, we need love as we need water, we need each other as we need the earth we share” Maya Angelou Sincerely, The Ryans PS I love you, Pookie. You will always be my sailor.