I remember the first time I met my soon-to-be wife. A friend of hers invited me to study with him and his friends later that day. Although I hate studying with others, I agreed because I figured I should try to make friends in med school. I learned two things that day. 1) Studying in a group should be banned because no studying gets done 2) A cute girl from the class is obsessed with Florida and is a massive Game of Thrones fan (hot).

My next memory with this girl is when we were randomly assigned to the same simulation room to practice vitals. Somehow, she had made it into medical school without knowing how to take a blood pressure measurement. There was a suspicious amount of eye contact and laughing between us during that session. We now refer to that moment as "vibing in vitals."

We began hanging out in group settings, and the more I interacted with her, the more fantastic and hilarious I thought she was. It's hard to say if it was the subtle social cues or her asking me out a couple of months into school, but I was starting to suspect she liked me. As Amanda frequently reminds me, I politely declined this first date, but Amanda is anything if not persistent.

As the year progressed, we got closer and closer as friends until we started hanging out, just the two of us. We then went on a spring break cruise with friends, where we truly hit it off. Amanda and I have been inseparable ever since. Months into our relationship, she decided to change locations for clinical rotations from Fargo to Bismarck so we could be together. She didn't tell me she was going to do this, so I was beyond surprised when she told me the news. That news is still the most incredible surprise I've ever had, and I couldn't have been happier.

We joke that Amanda made all the big moves in our relationship, but this Christmas break, I decided it was my turn. I asked her to marry me on December 23rd in Duluth. Instead of getting her revenge and saying no, she took the high road and said yes. I am excited to make it official on June 15th, but I am just as thrilled to take on every day after that together.

A&A

Wedding Day

5:30 PM–6:30 PM

5:30 PM–6:30 PM

Cornhole Tournament

6:30 PM

6:30 PM

License Signing

After Party