We met back in 2013 through a mutual friend, Mike Okrent. We have slightly different recollections of our first meeting. Katie remembers a bike ride with Mike and Ryan. Ryan recalls the first meeting at a local beer and pizza spot, Riverside Market. We did not only have a mutual friend in common, Ryan’s cousin, Andrew, was one of Katie’s best guy friends growing up. We both were bouncing around the globe when we met. Ryan, in the coast guard and then moving out to the West Coast. Katie was working on Private Yachts and then moved to the Caribbean. We ran into each other from time to time when we were both in Florida, and kept up with each other on social media - always sending a “like” each others way. In 2019 Ryan moved back to Fort Lauderdale to continue working on his pilot certifications. Katie moved back in 2020, after a case of Island Fever. We lived just a few blocks from each other. It didn’t take long for our frienship to give in to the attraction we always had from the beginning. Ryan proposed where we first met, Riverside Market, over pizza, beer, and a sentimental journal of our “firsts”. It couldn’t have been more perfect! So here we are, 2 dogs, a baby, and now a Wedding!