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How We Met

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We met in 2018 in our senior year at Indiana University. Ours is a tale as old as time: in a riveting class of Game Theory and Economic Decision Making, there was a girl with an unmanageable stack of papers, and a boy with a stapler. We spent the rest of the year in multiple classes sitting side by side, both subtly adjusting our daily schedules to run into each other as often as possible on campus. We both graduated that Spring. At that time, we weren't concerning ourselves with silly things like logistics or lawyers. After graduation, Katie moved to Chicago and Dan stayed a year in Bloomington before heading back to his hometown, Toronto. What followed were 4 years of seeing each other however possible: flights, car mileage, phone calls & FaceTime. As fun as it was, in 2023 we were ready to close the distance. Just like in a fairytale, we both took a half-day on a Thursday and were married in the Chicago marital court on May 25th. One Yelp review aptly described the marital office as "as romantic as you can possibly make a dentist office." The ceremony was 2.5 minutes tops. The clerk wished us off with a sour "goodbye, and good luck" on our way out. She spelled Katie's last name wrong on the marriage license. It was all magical; we wouldn't change a detail of it. We were joined by 3 dear friends who captured these special moments on an iPhone (thank you forever, Sam). In the time since our legal wedding, we have navigated the US immigration system and done more paperwork than we possibly could have imagined. It was all worth it when Dan got his Green Card in November, 2024. It has been a long and beautiful journey. We are so excited to celebrate with the friends & family who have supported us over our last 6 years. It has not always been easy, and we are proud of that. We are made strong by our love and commitment to each other, and fueled with the support provided by all of you. Thank you for being a part of our story.