Joe and Emily met during the spring semester of college in 2020, introduced by mutual friends at a pregame. Joe likes to say Emily fell in love with him at first sight. She remembers it a little differently… but eventually fell just as hard.

Shortly after they met, the world shut down due to COVID, but that didn’t stop their growing connection. Quarantine brought them closer, and what started as a chance meeting quickly turned into something real.

Over the past five years, they’ve graduated, launched their careers, adopted two adorable cats, and bought their first home together. From locking eyes over a beer pong table to building a life side by side—they still can’t believe how far they’ve come.