WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!

Ronni and Sage first matched on Match.com in the summer of 2016. Ronni’s mom actually gifted her a subscription for her birthday (shoutout to mom for her matchmaking intuition), and that’s where she first came across Sage. He seemed like a total catch—handsome, smart, well-educated—but there was just one little problem… his name was Sage. The same name as her brother. Naturally, she thought, “Nope, that’s weird.” 😂 Meanwhile, Sage had been convinced by his friend Joe to join Match because “people take dating more seriously there.” He didn’t know he’d end up finding the love of his life—he just figured, why not? Match didn’t stick. And neither did the timing. Ronni deleted the app (as one does in the world of online dating burnout), and would occasionally re-download Tinder just to keep things interesting. And lo and behold… there was Sage again. Same name. Same charm. Different app. Their second match turned into an actual conversation—playful banter about where they lived, worked, and how clearly fated their repeated online encounters seemed to be. But despite Sage’s gentle persistence, life got in the way. Messages fizzled, the apps disappeared again… until November 2016. That’s when Ronni re-downloaded Tinder again, and you guessed it—they matched again. This time, something clicked. She gave him her number, and for a week or two they texted, slowly building up to their very first in-person meeting. And then… the car accident. Ronni was on her way to meet Sage in Columbus when she rear-ended someone in her small hometown of Mount Vernon (of course she knew the person she hit—it’s Mount Vernon). She called Sage to cancel, and after a brief call, he hung up on her. Rude, right? Except… plot twist—he wasn’t being rude. He was already on his way. After hearing about the accident, Sage jumped out of the shower, threw on a shirt, and drove straight to Mount Vernon without hesitation. When Ronni called him back—ready to tell him off—she found out he was nearly there. Cue: panic cleaning mode. That night, the big first date turned into Wendy’s, a bottle of Jameson, photo albums, deep conversations, and a connection that felt real. A week later, Sage showed up at her door with a card and a rose, officially asking her to be his girlfriend. That was November 2016. Since then, they’ve shared eight years of love, laughter, loyalty, and late-night snacks. Sage has loved Ronni through every season of life, and Ronni has adored him for the calm, steady, goofy, and genuine partner he is. Now, they’re getting married—not because an app told them to, but because they chose each other… again and again.