Our story started with an Instagram DM. Stephen messaged Olivia with, "I've been studying important dates in history and was hoping you'd be the next one." After a few attempts to coordinate a first date, we finally met up in downtown Annapolis for sushi at Tsunami. A few days later, we went to a Jon Pardi concert, and on July 31, 2024, we officially started dating. Over the next two years, we spent a lot of time driving between Annapolis and Salisbury—Stephen coming to soccer games and Olivia making trips to Annapolis for Navy football weekends. Along the way, we traveled to North Carolina, New York, Costa Rica, and eventually Europe, visiting France, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain. On that trip, Stephen proposed in Lake Como, Italy.  During our time together, we also celebrated some major milestones. Olivia graduated from Salisbury University, and Stephen commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy. We're excited to start our next chapter together and even more excited to celebrate with all of you.