Brooke and Ryan met in second grade at Bauder Elementary—neighbors, classmates, and fast friends. Ryan biked over to Brooke’s house, and they spent their days running around the neighborhood with friends, at SYAA games, and cheering each other on long before they knew what those feelings meant. They stayed close through middle school, until life sent them to rival high schools. Junior year brought them back into the same circle, and summer nights were spent with friends, at beach houses, and on golf cart rides that stretched way too late. College reunited them again—this time at the University of Florida. Between tailgates, lake days, and Midtown nights, their friendship picked up right where it left off. Years later on Brooke’s 25th birthday, Ryan was there to celebrate. By the end of the night he had asked her out to dinner, and they’ve been inseparable ever since. From beach side wine nights to moving to Dunedin and making it home, it didn’t take long to know this was it. Two years later, they got engaged and bought their first house. After nearly two decades of growing up and finding their way back to each other, Brooke and Ryan are ready for their next chapter and can’t wait to celebrate with all of you.