Ryan and Lindsey met through mutual friends, and bonded over a love for hiking and the outdoors. Ryan was in hot pursuit of Lindsey when he first saw her. He quickly sent her a message and invited her to go hiking with him. They ended up spending the day riding around the brows of Signal Mountain together; singing songs, enjoying views, and learning about one another. After developing a wonderful friendship over the course of a year, Ryan finally told Lindsey, as they were kayaking down the Hiwassee river, that he had referred to her as "his girlfriend" and liked the way it sounded....and so did she! (Disclaimer: this post was written by Lindsey, Ryan wanted y'all to know that)

It was a beautiful Saturday in October and Ryan asked Lindsey to go on a hike with him. They drove up to Signal Mountain and ended up at one of the first places they had hiked together. After walking up the mountain, Ryan finally asked Lindsey to descend back to the overlook to get some quiet time with God and nature. As they got to the overlook, Lindsey took off her shoes and starting frolicking around in the stream that runs through the landing. Ryan got down and moved her shoes out of the way, reached into his backpack, and pulled out a brown box (that Lindsey kinda thought was some trail mix). Once he opened it, she saw the ring and instantly put her arms around Ryan and started laugh/crying with excitement. The words, "Lindsey, will you marry me?" came out of his mouth and she eventually, after freaking out, said yes!