Freshman year of college at GVSU, Ryan was the cute goofy dude living at the end of my residence hall. It took nearly the whole first semester for us to become friends because he was always gone hanging out with his “friends from home” (now I know why!) Once Ryan started hanging around more often, we hit it off & formed an instant connection. We stayed friends until sophomore year rolled around & Ryan would very persistently message me, in which I would ~sometimes~ respond (sorry, Ry!) His persistence paid off when we finally started dating in March 2017. Over the past 5 years, we have accomplished so much together & getting married is our next step. We are SO excited to have you be apart of our special day!
A weekend away with the gals turned out to be the biggest surprise of my life! A few of my friends came to pick me up & we started to head north for our girl’s trip. Along the way, Ryan intercepted me & took me on a completely different trip than what I had planned! We made our way to the coolest Airbnb right outside of Frankfort. He secretly had the whole weekend planned out, including brunch (he knows me so well) & a hike at Empire Bluff Trail. We made it to the look out point on the hike & Ryan gave me a look. At first I thought that his blood sugar was low & he was giving me his “oh crap I forgot to bring sugar” look. He got down on one knee & I blacked out from all the excitement. I am 99% sure I said yes. Just like that, we were engaged! We can’t wait to celebrate with you! xoxo, Emily & Ryan