One night in August 2018, the start of their Sophomore year at Virginia Tech, Sabrina's service sorority attended a social event hosted by Ryan's Club Golf team where Sabrina’s roommate, Julie, brought the two together. They continued to cross paths on campus and at gatherings, sparking brief conversations and lighthearted texts. Though they didn’t spend much time together, the growing chemistry between them was undeniable. During one late study night, Sabrina’s other roommate, Colleen, happened to be going to Ryan’s fraternity. Sabrina jokingly asked her to share a message with Ryan that they should hang out. The next morning, she woke up with a text from him that read “dinner?” And just like any other love story between two broke college kids, they had their first of many dates at their on-campus Qdoba restaurant! They were inseparable; They frequently studied, cooked, hiked, and traveled together, and talked about what their future together would look like. After graduation in May 2021, life took them in different directions—he headed to Boston to dive into the world of software engineering, while she pursued her passion for helping others through Occupational Therapy in New Jersey. Distance only deepened their bond, and soon he moved to New Jersey to join her. Their shared life flourished in Hoboken before they decided to follow their dream of moving back to Virginia to start their next chapter. Four months after moving, Ryan proposed to Sabrina at Great Falls National Park and surprised her with a magical surprise engagement party with many of their friends and family, setting the stage for the rest of their love story together.