IN A WORLD WHERE LOVE CAN FEEL LIKE IT'S ONLY A CLICK AWAY, SARAH AND BRANDON'S JOURNEY BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE "HEART" ON HINGE. NEITHER EXPECTED MUCH—JUST A NEW CONVERSATION, MAYBE A DATE—BUT WHAT STARTED AS A CASUAL CONNECTION ON A DATING APP QUICKLY BECAME THE MOST MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP OF THEIR LIVES. THEY QUICKLY FOUND IT EASY TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AND SCHEDULED TO MEET. AFTER THEIR FIRST DATE IT BECAME APPARENT TO THEM BOTH THAT SEEING OTHER PEOPLE WAS NOT DESIRED. ALTHOUGH THEY PLANNED ON GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER SLOWLY, HANGING OUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK QUICKLY TURNED INTO FINDING ANY EXCUSE TO SEE EACH OTHER. SARAH HAD AN ANNOYING DAY, SO BRANDON BETTER DRIVE 45 MINUTES TO BRING HER ICE CREAM DURING RUSH HOUR, RIGHT? THE FOLLOWING MONTHS AND YEARS WERE FILLED WITH TAKE-OUT DATES, MEETING FAMILY AND FRIENDS, MOVING IN TOGETHER, ANNIVERSARY TRIPS, AND FINDING WAYS TO INCLUDE EACH OTHER IN THE OTHER'S HOBBIES. SARAH NOW HAS A CHARACTER ON WORLD OF WARCRAFT AND BRANDON HAS SEEN MORE MUSICALS THAN HE WOULD LIKE TO ADMIT.... BOTH KNEW THIS RELATIONSHIP FELT DIFFERENT, BUT THEY TOOK THEIR TIME TO MAKE MEMORIES AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. BRANDON PROPOSED ON OCTOBER 5, 2024 AFTER A HIKE IN HOCKING HILLS, OHIO. WHILE SARAH KNEW THIS WAS WHERE THE RELATIONSHIP WAS HEADING, SHE WAS SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT OF CARE AND LOVE THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR BOTH OF THEM.