Dating back to July 2015, Hannah and Solomon didn't expect to meet their forever person at the University of Alabama's freshman orientation also known as #BamaBound. It all started when Hannah created a a groupme/Facebook post to get to know people she would soon be attending college alongside.

Solomon and Hannah will joke- because who meets off of an orientation Facebook page- but leave it to them to meet each other in the most unique way.

The night before orientation, Solomon invited the groupme group to a get together at his friends apartment he was staying at. Thankfully, Hannah's dad was responsible for taking her to #Bamabound. As he's aloof by nature and thought nothing of it, Hannah obviously attended.

Hannah and Solomon officially met face to face in an elevator. Where Solomon's famous words were "are you Hannah"? though he already knew who she was, however he was incredibly nervous, and that's all he thought to ask. And that is where it all began.

What started off as two kids becoming great friends, quickly blossomed into a love like none other. Fast forward 9 years later, Hannah and Solomon have celebrated many milestones together such as dating all throughout college, graduation day, receiving their first job in the corporate world, a year of long distance for each to focus on their own new life post graduation, many long distance weekend visits in-between, Solomon's move to Chicago where he and Hannah officially moved in with one another, getting not only one dog, but two, along with a cat, their first holiday spent together and many birthdays, anniversaries, vacations, career milestones celebrated, an epic engagement while sailboating Chicago's Lake Michigan, and now.. the best one yet.

Hannah and Solomon are officially getting married!

Hannah and Solomon thank their former 17 and 18 year old selves for trusting their guts, following their hearts and believing in this life they now call theirs.

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