Ryan and Michelle met through Janel Peretti. Michelle has been in a book club with Janel for years and Ryan has been cousins with Janel well, since she was born. The plan was for Janel to bring Michelle to a Seahawks game to officially be introduced to Ryan. However, Michelle decided one night out of the blue to send Ryan a text to say hello. After about a week of talking, Ryan asked Michelle out on an official date. Needless to say, there were many more wonderful dates, trips and eventually a surprise Christmas Eve engagement. A love story for the modern ages.