Let’s rewind – in the end of 2020, due to COVID, Drew decided to move back to South Florida from New York City. Around the same time, Miranda and her family decided to finally make the move from Long Island to South Florida. When Drew moved back down to South Florida, he decided to re-join Orangetheory Fitness. Shortly after joining, he was approached to start coaching since they were short staffed and needed help with some of the evening classes. Drew had recently started a new job – that was fully remote – that gave him the flexibility to start this new journey. This had always been a dream of his and he jumped at the opportunity to do so. Around the same time, while finishing up her degree in Accounting, she decided to continue her passion for fitness – she used to be a Cycle Instructor – and began working at Orangetheory Fitness. The first time they met, Drew was taking Miranda’s class and they were both clearly attracted to each other because Drew was trying to show off running on the treadmill and Miranda couldn’t seem to get his name right – continuously shouting out, “Great job Daniel!”, “Keep up the great work Daniel!” The fitness studio was closeknit and they all begun hanging out outside of the gym and this is where Drew and Miranda got closer on a more personal level. The more and more they learned about each other, they learned more and more how compatible they were – and how their paths have most likely crossed before. For one, they had visited Disney on numerous occasions around the same time. Something that they connected on immediately. They also connected on their love of fitness, food, traveling, and the importance of family and friends. What started out as a group of new friends blossomed into a very close and deep friendship. It turned into hours of phone calls just to hear how the other person’s day was and venting about how coaching went that day. It all changed when they all went to Hard Rock for their great friend’s birthday and from there everything moved very fast. They went from great friends, to talking, to dating within a week and the first “I love you” followed about a month later after taking their first trip to Disney together and enjoying every moment of it. So yes – it all started with a workout – but everything in between and getting to their wedding day is what’s made the journey so special.