Our story began with a little help from Ryan's older brother and sister-in-law, Ethan and Sydney Klein. Chrysoula, Ethan, and Sydney were on the UNLV Swim and Dive team. They became fast friends and later on roommates. Ryan took many trips to visit Ethan and Sydney where he first met Chrysoula. During one of these visits he gathered the courage to invite her to hang out with them on a trip to the lake and she agreed. At Ethan and Sydney's wedding they got closer thanks to a convenient excuse to exchange phone numbers and Chrysoula asking for a jacket to stay warm. After that weekend Chrysoula had a flight booked to Colorado Springs to visit Ryan at the United States Air Force Academy and the rest is history! About a month into dating we found out that Ryan's first duty station would be in South Carolina and decided then that we would take on the challenge of long distance dating. A few states, many frequent flyer miles, and almost 2 years later, we got to live together here in South Carolina. Ryan proposed a few days short of our third dating anniversary in Washington DC with Chrysoula's sister Sophia's help to plan and parents there to celebrate after! We love our two dogs Remi and Dudley and we are so grateful for the life we have built together. We are so excited to share our love story with you and celebrate this weekend!