After meeting Eckhardt in the summer of 2020, I couldn't help but think what a coincidence it was to be in the same place at the same time. Over these past few years, we have taken on long-distance, making countless 3 1/2 hours trips to each other, and explored new places across the U.S. together—we even took a two-month South Africa vacation together where I was able to meet Eckhardt's family, friends, and tour his beautiful home country. We have built the most incredible and exciting love over these past 3 years, and we are so grateful that we get to celebrate it with you all. In true Ryleigh and Eckhardt fashion, we had to make our wedding weekend an adventure in a place that is so special to us—Seaside, right where we got engaged. Thank you for being a part of our story that turned out not to be a coincidence at all; we truly cannot wait!