The Farm at Ridgeway

Wedding Day

Our Wedding

We are both graduates of Clemson University. Although our time at Clemson overlapped, we never crossed paths. We met, like most people do these days, on the Bumble dating app on July 16, 2022. Ryan was cutting grass and said he would text me when he was done. It took him 6 hours to text me back, so I thought he had ghosted me. Luckily for me, that was not true. We just talked for the next month and met in person for the first time on August 13, 2022. Our first date was dinner at a Mexican restaurant and then a drive-in movie in Kings Mountain. He got brownie points for taking me to eat my favorite food. We both love sports, but I am not sure Ryan was ready for how competitive I am. Soon into our relationship, he went with me to a Winthrop volleyball game see one of my former players. That is when he met “Coach Amanda”, but he still stuck around. Ryan is from York, SC so he came to Blythewood every other weekend as we spent time getting to know each other. He asked me to be his girlfriend on December 10, 2022. We became an official couple right before we got to Spartanburg to surprise my Cittie for her 80th birthday. That was when Ryan met my very loud and large extended family.&nbsp; I spent time in York getting to know his parents and sister. His family is smaller and much quieter than mine, but they quickly accepted me.&nbsp; The only stumbling block we had was with my niece, Haylee Mae. She was not sure about Ryan because that is her dad’s (my brother) name. So, we quickly came up with a nickname for him. Ryan became Deuce and a friendship was formed (she likes him better than me now!). We can’t wait to start our married life together. We are looking forward many years of cheering on Clemson, participating in fantasy NASCAR, watching the Braves, having a family of our own and just enjoying life together. We are thankful to everyone around us for the support and love they give to us.&nbsp;

Amanda + Ryan

Amanda + Ryan

A&R

Wedding Day