We met during our freshman year of college at NDSU — Amanda was Owen's filler date for his fraternity's formal dance. Owen remembers being very taken by Amanda's smile and funny, playful energy — Amanda remembers Owen following her around "like a lost puppy." We continued to hang out following that event, meeting up at night to go to the dining center and connecting through Greek Life events, until COVID shut down NDSU in March of 2020. We made long-distance work for that summer, and it has only been up from there. We got engaged in July 2025 at the top of Mount Olympus in Salt Lake City, Utah after a grueling four hour hike. We can't wait to celebrate the start of this new chapter with you!