12 years ago...

Little did we know we'd end up here.

 

When we first met we were just 18 and both living in Saginaw, Michigan. Ryan was playing for the Saginaw Spirit (OHL) and Tori was on an NCAA softball scholarship at Saginaw Valley State University. Through a mutual friend, we met after one of Ryan's hockey games.

 

Quickly there was a connection, but timing and age were not on our side. Going our separate ways and creating our own independence and successful careers, we re-connected in the late summer of 2022. Casual texting conversations quickly turned into 4-hour-long FaceTimes, non-stop texting and visits to see one another across the world.

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Both of us knew from that moment when we re-connected that this was our person - not wanting to wait any longer we immediately intertwined our lives and now we can't wait to begin our marriage together.