August 2014 Amanda and Bryan meet at a "back to school" party at a friend's apartment and the mutual crush was immediate even though they did not start dating until later February 2015 Amanda and Bryan go on their first official date (they ended up spending nearly 13 hours together that day) March 2015 They're officially dating! March 2015 to March 2020 Five wonderful years of dating, many miles in the car to and from Baltimore, Frederick and St. Mary's county and only seeing each other on the weekends or for vacations and holidays March 2020 Amanda and Bryan move in together in the midde of a global pandemic and still want to get married even after a year plus of working from home together May 2021 Bryan proposes and Amanda begins wedding planning immediatley