Hannah and Michael first met in their senior year of high school—two kindred spirits brought together by their shared love for the school newspaper, with Hannah as editor-in-chief and Michael as the photography editor. Spending so much time together, they grew close, and it wasn’t long before they realized they lived just down the street from each other, carpooling to school every day. Fate’s hand didn’t stop there—they were both bound for the same university that fall. They made a quiet promise: if they were both still single by college, they'd take a leap and turn their beautiful friendship into something more. Their first official chapter as a couple began that fall, with their anniversary on September 28th, 2015. What started as a simple pact blossomed into a love story, leading them to a wedding in 2025—ten years later—where they would begin their forever.