Erin's side: SO we "met" at Mandie's graduation party on June 22nd. I knew Ryan existed before then but I never really knew him. A few hours into the night we all began playing a card game called "Kings". When it came to my turn I drew an 8 which meant I was supposed to pick a "date" to play with, I knew I had to pick the guy who looked the least interested in the game to be my partner so I chose Ryan! The rest of the night we spent talking and he asked me for my number because he wanted to take me out on his boat....how fitting for him! After that weekend we started talking non stop, it was an instant connection between us. I remember a few days after the party my brother asked me how it went and hinted at how Ryan and I had hit it off that night at the party, I told my brother days into us talking that Ryan Natale was a gentleman, a guy I would marry one day.....I wasn't expecting Ryan to come into my life but the Lord knew I needed him. Cant wait for Ryan to be my forever date!

Ryan's side: It was another summer weekend for me, going upstate on the boat and to my cousins graduation party. We ended up getting to the party earlier than expected and little did I know from that day on my life would be changed forever. I was hanging inside with Chase and Christina, when Erin came in and said she needed a partner for a game. I hesitated a little but Chase and Christina looked at me and said get out there! Once we were outside Erin asked me what I was doing by my truck and I gave her the dorkiest answer possible and thought "wow she will never talk to me again after that"...later on we were playing a game called "Kings" and Erin picked me to be her "date". It caught me off guard in a good way and had me feeling excited for how the night would go. We spent the rest of the night talking and I asked her to come out on my boat...who could say no to that? We spent the evening holding hands by the fire and I remember wishing the night would never end. I was nervous but praying she would answer my texts the next day and thank the Lord she did! The Lord works in mysterious ways, I never would have thought this was how I would meet my future wife!