We were in the same orientation group at the University of Iowa in 2014. Since we both were putting off going to college as much as possible, we had the last orientation session and consequently got the last pick of our classes for the fall semester because of that. This resulted in us also being in the same 7:30 am calculus discussion. Little did we know, freshman orientation and calculus class would be so important because flash forward 3 years later and we met through two mutual friends who had just started dating. Ryan told Sophie's friend that he remembered her from their class together freshman year and that he had a crush on her freshman year. After he said that, the rest is history!

While in Arlington Heights, we went for a walk in the Deer Grove Forrest Preserve with the entire Schmidt family. It was a beautiful winter day and not many people were around so it was like we were in our own private park. We slowly drifted to the back of the group and before we got to this beautiful bridge within the forest preserve, Ryan stopped and got down on one knee and proposed!