Sam and Sarah first met in June of 2017, during their third year of graduate school at Chapel Hill. They matched on Bumble, and Sarah apparently used a pretty great pickup line because Sam couldn’t wait to take her to dinner. On their first date at Tyler’s and TRU they immediately hit it off, but Sarah had to wait patiently through four dates (four!!!) until Sam finally mustered up the courage to initiate their first kiss (very smooth, Sam). Over the past three years, Sam and Sarah have moved from Chapel Hill to Indianapolis to Arlington. Together, they finished their PhDs, fostered dogs for a Labrador rescue, volunteered at a zoo, and landed their first “big kid” jobs. Then, finally, Sam popped the question on a rainy, romantic Friday the 13th (still smooth, Sam), but Sarah was very surprised. Fortunately, neither of them blame Sam’s unlucky date choice for the postponement of their wedding (they like to think that the coronavirus is totally unrelated). Sam and Sarah are looking forward to starting this next chapter of life together, and they can’t wait to celebrate their wedding with all of their favorite people on May 22nd, 2021!