We're getting married!

On August 7th, 1998 two babies were born, one is Rochester, MN and the other in Owatonna, MN. Little did they or their parents know that these two babies would soon be going to school together and getting to know each other at a very young age. Fast forward a little to when these two were in 1st grade, at this time the young boy, Ben, started crushing on his classmate Leah. He would always want to go to the Blooming Prairie Dairy Queen for supper with his parents in hopes that Leah would be there (her parents owned the DQ). Leah knew about Ben’s crush and everyone would joke that they loved each other, but Leah was in denial. She always wrote in her diary “I do not like Ben. He likes me.” Many years passed with nothing happening between the two. Finally, in 9th grade they started flirting and holding hands down the school hallway. A few months later Ben asked Leah to be his girlfriend and she said yes! They finished out high school together, went to separate colleges, and moved in together in their hometown Blooming Prairie in 2020. After a couple years and the reassurance that they would be able to live together, on January 2nd, 2022 Ben popped the big question and asked Leah to marry him. Of course, she said yes. And now on June 10, 2023, they will vow to be committed to each other for the rest of their lives alongside all of their friends and family.