We finally made it. After 5 years and 1.5 months of dating/engagement, we were finally going to become husband and wife. At the time, those 5 years felt like forever, but looking back, we’ve been married longer than we were together before we got married…and that’s CRAZY to think about.

The story of Ryan and Brittany - the dating years. It was August of 2011. I was preparing to go to college and Ryan was on his way back from a family vacation. I was ay my uncle’s house preparing for my going away party (really just an excuse to have a giant slip-n-slide party). I came inside to show a friend my new computer—complete with fancy Jack Bauer-esque finger print scanner—when Ryan messaged me on Facebook. We chatted for a few minutes and, since I was going to go back outside to join the festivities, we exchanged phone numbers…and we never looked back.

Days two and three of our trip to Europe. A day at sea and a day in Kotor, Montenegro. A fortified city with feral cats running rampant and a view to die for in the southern-most fjords in Europe!

Our trip to Europe started out in Rome. Rome was an adventure to say the least. But it ended up being our favorite place. We would, hands down, go back to Italy. It was beautiful, historic, the people were friendly.