We’re getting married!

Ryan & Ava met online first- on the popular dating app Tinder. Ava was unsuccessful after a few dates on the site, and Ryan had just signed up. After a few days of chatting online and connecting over their mutual love of music, Ryan asked Ava to meet him at a jazz club called Nocturne, in the RiNo Arts District of Denver. They bonded over a love of food, music, and fashion. The couple has been inseprable ever since their first date!

Ryan & Ava were engaged in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020. Ryan proposed to Ava on their second anniversary at the jazz bar & restaurant where they had their first date, Nocturne. Ryan ordered the ring a little late before the anniversary, and was worried it would not arrive in time for the surprise he had planned for Ava- but the ring arrived right on time, the day before his planned proposal surprise. At Nocturne, Ryan made preparations with the club’s owner to have a bouquet of Ava’s favorite flowers & the best table in the house. Being mid-pandemic, they practically had the whole restaurant & band to themselves. In the middle of the main course, Ryan got up from the table, came to face Ava, got down on one knee and proposed to Ava- and she said yes! They immediately shared the news with their parents & best friends.