Ryan and Donna met through a mutual friend in early 2015 at the Bye and Bye in Portland, Oregon - a little bar known for fun drinks served in mason jars! Turns out it was a setup! While Donna and Ryan were chatting with other friends, the group strategically moved chairs to bring them together. After some small introductions Donna and Ryan ended up hitting it off and spent the rest of the evening talking about Donna's swimming career, fashion, art, travel, surfing, and the Booty Basement (don't ask). They completely lost track of time and when they finally looked around everyone else had left and the bar was closing - it had been over three hours! Ryan smoothly asked for Donna's number (probably the smartest thing he had done in his life to that point!) and the rest is history! After their first date a couple weeks later they spent time getting to know each other and traveling on I-5 back and forth between Eugene and Portland on weekends. Ryan and Donna have spent the last 7+ years traveling, adventuring, climbing mountains, paddle boarding, surfing, and fawning over corgis. Ryan and Donna got engaged in Rincon, Puerto Rico on January 26, 2020 and at long last are tying the knot!