Our story begins in 2013 when we met through mutual friends in college. I (Tamara) was lab partners with one of Ryan’s best friends, Connor. Connor and I soon became great friends as well, and the three of us became quite close over our shared musical interests and our many nights out together. I moved to Auburn to pursue my dream of vet school, but always made time for Ryan (and Connor) when I came back home. We continued to coordinate vacations to Hilton Head each year and maintained our friendship through the distance. Ryan and I always had a spark for each other, but a relationship was difficult to build long-distance. We built such a strong friendship through the years, but after I flew from San Diego to Hilton Head for our annual beach vacation in 2021, our fate was sealed. We both say after not seeing each other for the previous 3 years, we both knew within 30 minutes of seeing each other that we were meant to be together. We dated long-distance for a year, then Ryan joined me in San Diego where we recently purchased our first home. We look forward to having our family and friends join us in celebrating our story and finally getting married! ~ ‘Maybe it’s intuition, but some things you just don’t question’