A long, long time ago back in November of 2006, 13-year-old Maddie O'Beirne went to Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus at AMC Tyson's Corner with a group of friends. She sat next to a 13-year-old boy named Ryan Medric. They talked and laughed the entire movie. They "dated" for a few months in 7th grade and quickly became best friends. They both love the great outdoors, animals, dancing, plants, Meditteranean food, DC sports, desserts of any kind but mostly ice cream and Oreos, hiking, blue raspberry shaved ice, hazy New England IPAs, Mexican and Thai food, going on long walks so Ryan can identify trees, and the show Parks and Recreation. They both grew up in the great town of Vienna, Virginia where they attended Kilmer Middle School and George C. Marshall High School. The two ended up 10 hours away from one another in college, Maddie going to the University of Delaware (Go Hens) and Ryan to Clemson University (Go Tigers.) The two continued to date long-distance the last two years of college. After college, they met up in good ol' Raleigh, NC where 3 years later they would buy a house together. They now live happily with their roommate/dog Callie. After 13+ years of adventures, these two middle school sweethearts are somehow not tired of one another and are ready to make things O'fficial. Help them celebrate the best day of their lives on SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2021 in their adopted state of North Carolina!