We started talking 12 days after Brandyn moved to Brookings, SD through Facebook Dating. "Hello! I see you are also a fellow Husker?" started it all. Brandyn knew the way to Baileys heart from the get-go (sarcasm).

Our first date was on May 14, 2022 at Pipestone National Monument in Pipestone, MN.

To get to know each other better, Brandyn came up with the game Questions where they each had to ask a new question every day. Brandyns questions were usually more serious while Baileys were usually silly. This lead to a new rule with each having to ask a serious and silly question each day.

We were both nervous as to how a long distance relationship would work with Bailey living in Storm Lake, IA and Brandyn in Brookings, SD. Many miles have been traveled to spend the weekends together. We have spent every weekend together with the exception of 2 since we started dating.

On October 6th, 2023, Brandyn proposed to Bailey with a special ring in their home in Volga, SD. Bailey wasnt one for flashy diamonds, which pleased Brandyns accountant heart. Brandyn had a ring custom made consisting of three distinct bands, a band of soil from each of their childhood homes and the third band made of pipestone from their first date. Brandyn, being the hopeless romantic, had grande plans for the perfect proposal. The day leading up to the proposal was filled with stress as nothing went according to plan, but miraculously it ended up perfect none-the-less.

February 2024 Bailey moved to SD to start the exciting chapter of living together.

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