We're getting married!

They met after Megan moved to Charlotte, NC for a fresh start and new job, where her new coworker, Greg, kept insisting she date his best friend Ryan, who lived in Kansas City, MO. At the time, neither of them took it seriously—it was more of a funny suggestion than anything else, and long‑distance wasn’t on their radar. The joke continued when Ryan casually called “dibs” after seeing Megan sing karaoke on Greg's Snapchat story. They laughed it off, life moved on, and Megan left Charlotte for grad school in Fayetteville, AR. One year later, she downloaded a dating app on the first Razorback gameday weekend just to see what was out there—and somehow, Ryan was the very first person who popped up. Looking back, it feels like the ultimate butterfly effect. Ryan wasn’t even supposed to be anywhere near Megan that weekend (he was attending a family wedding in Branson, MO instead of a trip to Colorado), and under normal circumstances they probably would’ve been completely out of range. One small change in plans, one last-minute Hinge download, and their paths crossed again when they almost never should have. From there, everything just clicked, and the two dove headfirst into the long-distance relationship they swore they didn’t want a year earlier. A few months later, while visiting Greg in October 2019, Ryan asked Megan to officially be his girlfriend at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the Charlotte skyline—her favorite place. What started as a funny “what if” turned into weekends on the road, moves across state lines, and choosing each other again and again. If even one small thing had gone differently, they might have missed each other entirely. And now, in the most full‑circle moment of all, the same friend who first suggested they meet will be the one standing with Megan & Ryan as he marries them 8 years later. Greg, you really called it from the start—we love you!