Emily and Ian met July 13th, 2019 at her house in Waverly. They were introduced through Emily's step sister, Malea. They went on a date or two and hit it off! They became boyfriend and girlfriend August 1st, 2019. Ian came to visit Emily many weekends while he was home in Waterloo and she was in Ames at Iowa State. They became close very quickly because of this. After basically spending only weekends together through Emily's first two years of college (besides summers), they decided to get an apartment together and they moved in August 1st, 2021. They became even closer and still always wanted to spend time together. Then, on August 1st, 2022 Ian and Emily got engaged! Their wedding will be on June 24th, 2023, and they aspire to have a family and share the rest of their lives together🤍