We met playing soccer in Brewster, NY in 2011 and became fast friends. A year later, we went on our first date to see a movie and quickly followed with a 2nd date to go skydiving together, which was more our speed. We began planning what our future could look like, and we were both drawn to the West. Ryan brought Michelle to visit Colorado in March of 2014 and 4 months later we moved from NY to Denver, spending two weeks driving across the country to visit and hike through as many National Parks and hike as we could. We both knew after that trip that if we survived two weeks living out of Ryan's 2-door Volkswagen GTI without killing each other, that this was meant to last. We loved living in Denver and bought our first house in 2019. In 2021, a new job for Ryan had us moving from Denver to Basalt, CO. For the last 3 years we have been exploring the Roaring Fork Valley and the mountains near Aspen. Ryan proposed to Michelle on a weekend trip to the Flat Tops Wilderness full of horseback riding through wildflower meadows and fly fishing in some of Colorado's best rivers. We are very fortunate to live in such a special place, and want to be able to share this with our closest friends and family for our wedding. We hope you can join us in Aspen this summer!