On April Fools in 2016, Ryan joined his best friend and partner-in-crime Cameron to a work event where the legendary Snoop Dogg performed at a little bar in Deep Ellum, Texas. As Cam introduced Ryan to his coworkers, one meeting stood out: "Ryan meet Nikki Hodge, Nikki Hodge meet Ryan". There must have been love—or something—in the air that night, because from that moment on Ryan and Nicole were inseparable.
Nicole grew up with dreams to travel the world and had her heart set on Australia long before meeting Ryan. If you know Nicole, you know that no man is going to hold her back. So when she quit her job, packed her bags, and set off to the land down under, they weren't sure what the future would hold. In the end, not even 8,500 miles could keep them apart. Ryan joined Nicole for an adventure filled with scuba diving, sunburns, hikes with rock wallabies, and getting run off an island because of a hurricane. It was on this trip that they realized they wanted a lifetime's worth of adventures together.
Ryan and Nicole love to travel and have a bucket list miles long. With a relationship based on experiencing new places and cultures together, it seemed only right to get engaged and begin their marriage in a foreign country. After touring ancient ruins in Athens and learning how unique Santorini wine is made, Ryan asked Nicole to be with him forever. She of course said YES!