It started with being introduced by mutual friends. Don't ask us when, because we have two different memories and dates on the day we first met (Danielle may have had too many drinks to remember the first time).

If you ask Danielle how she knew Ben was the one, she will tell you a story about Ben pulling his pants down in a bar, but she will also tell you how she knew his crazy was a perfect match for hers.

If you ask Ben when he knew, he will tell you stories of traveling to Disney with 20 of her closest family members (that being the first real time he met a lot of them). He will say that he knew by the family dynamic and the way he felt all the love from Danielle and her family alike, that was something he wanted to be able to experience forever. Shortly after that, he decided to buy the ring and proceed to show everyone and their mothers pictures of said ring for over a year before he finally decided to pull the trigger on vacation in Ocean City, Maryland with some of their friends. The plan was well thought out and Danielle was definitely surprised.

In case you were wondering, it was WELL worth the wait.

The rest of the story is lots of adventures, laughs, trials, tribulations, but most importantly, LOVE.

But... This story is only beginning....

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