Although we had gone to school together since we were kids, we officially met through mutual friends in college. The night began with the group hanging out in Marissa's UMF dorm room and somehow ended with a trip to Ben's camp in Rangeley. It's fair to say that if you told us then we would be getting married someday, we wouldn't believe you.

Fast forward 5 years, after building a solid friendship and Marissa dropping several hints, we finally went on our first date at the Silver Street Tavern in Waterville.

Ryan booked a special getaway weekend at one of our favorite spots: the White House Inn in Bangor. We went shopping and had dinner at Fiddleheads where we enjoyed a three-course meal. When we returned to the hotel, he surprised Marissa by getting down on one knee and popping the question.