Ben and Alexis both went to Michigan Tech. It didn’t take long for Alexis to notice Ben walking around campus, but it took him a bit to take the hint. Finally they walked past each other not once but twice in the same day and Ben couldn’t help but notice that Alexis kept smiling at him. After that he found out who she was and went watch her soccer game. They talked after the game and got some food. Their first real date was a hike at Hungarian Falls. They saw the waterfalls and had a nice time together until they got back to campus. Alexis’ friend dragged them out to a halloween party that night and they dressed up together in her friend's garage sale costume. After a couple weeks they knew they had something special. They spent the rest of college together, adventuring around the Keweenaw peninsula, cooking meals together, and finding time to visit each other when apart during the summers. Soon it was time to graduate, and the couple decided to move to Ben’s home state of Minnesota, where Alexis began her master’s degree in plant pathology at UMN and Ben began his career in civil engineering. Ben had wanted to propose after graduation but Alexis told him she wanted to wait until she finished grad school. He patiently waited two years but then he couldn’t wait any longer. They took a regular trip together to her family's cottage on Lake Huron. Little did Alexis know he proposed to her on the beach right there. What started as a chance encounter in the upper peninsula of Michigan has led to building a shared future centered around a devotion to each other. We feel lucky to have found each other– but even luckier to have had such amazing love and support for us from our families and friends. Thank you for being part of our love story!