It all began in August of 2017, when a casual Instagram connection turned into something much more. Thanks to mutual friends—and a bold DM slide from her—they met that very night. From the moment they hung out, she knew he was the one. (And as it turns out, she was absolutely right.) Our first date was at The Lakes Bar & Grille in Commerce, Michigan, and exactly one month later—on September 10th—we officially became boyfriend and girlfriend. Just a few weeks after that, “I love you” was said for the first time, and our forever started to take shape. Since then, we’ve grown up together. We navigated long distance during high school and college, supported each other through new beginnings, and eventually got to spend two amazing years at Central Michigan University as students together. After college, we started building our life in Wolverine Lake, Michigan, where we now live in our cozy home with the sweetest golden retriever named Bogi—our pride, our joy, our actual child. On April 25th, 2025, during one of our annual mini-trips to Traverse City, he got down on one knee at Mission Point Lighthouse. It was 40 degrees, pouring rain, and somehow, everything was perfect. As if that wasn’t magical enough, the next day he surprised me with an engagement party surrounded by our closest friends and family. Now here we are—years, memories, challenges, and triumphs later—more in love than ever and so excited to finally become husband and wife. We can’t wait to celebrate this next chapter with all of you!