We're Getting Married!

Ashley and Brandon first met on a warm August afternoon in 2021 during freshman orientation at Hood College. It was August 18th, one of those busy, slightly awkward days filled with icebreakers and campus tours. They were strangers at the time, but a shared laugh during one of those get-to-know-you games broke the ice, and something just clicked. From there, their connection grew quickly. They started hanging out more; studying together, grabbing coffee between classes, and walking back to their dorms after a late night. College brought its fair share of challenges, tough professors, long nights, stressful finals, but through it all, they leaned on each other. Over the next four years, Ashley and Brandon’s relationship became something solid and steady. They were each other’s biggest cheerleaders, closest friends, and the calm in the middle of it all. Then, in March 2025, on a cool evening in Downtown Frederick, Brandon got down on one knee and asked Ashley to marry him. She said yes, through happy tears and laughter. Just two months later, they graduated together, hand in hand, ready to take on the world beyond Hood. Still side by side, still in love, and now engaged to start their next chapter together. What started as a chance meeting turned into something lasting, a partnership built on laughter, support, and love that feels like home.