Mike and Ida met at the beginning of their freshman year at Roanoke College. Ida had just finished an intense outdoors adventure program with their mutual friend, Conner DuBois, when she received a call from her grandmother, Gran. Gran said eloquently in her southern accent "Oh Ida, you need to meet this boy Michael Hardon. His aunt, Meg Hardon, is a dear friend of mine". Ida was homesick and decided to just friend Michael on facebook as they had some mutual friends... awkward. A few moments later, Ida went to the Roanoke cafeteria (Commons) with a few of her freshmen friends and... you guessed it!! She ended up sitting directly across from her new FB friend. Ten years later, a fresh haircut for Michael and a new shiny ring for Ida, the couple is finally tying the knot on Ida's older brother’s 31st birthday.