Lynn and Dan met during their first week at Boston College and became fast friends.

By the middle of their freshman year, they had become part of the same close-knit friend group, fortunate to have found friends who made their new campus feel like home. They spent many hours in the dining halls, where Lynn played a key role in keeping Dan alive toward the end of their semester.

Dan was on a concerning “two-burger-plus-chicken-tenders” diet that he couldn't afford financially or physically, but for some reason, Lynn would continue to join him and pay for his meals with her meal plan. Over the next two years, they shared favorite TV shows, took classes together, traveled throughout Europe with friends, and spent endless hours at 209 Chestnut Hill Ave.

During their junior year, Lynn was on her way home from the airport and Dan offered her a ride home. On the way back to BC, something wasn’t right with the front right wheel of his Volvo. They pulled off only to find the wheel was about to fall off, turning the quick airport return into a multiple-hour ordeal. Lynn and Dan had a great time, eating Thai food and writing bits that might be well-suited for late night television as they waited for the tow driver.

It was in those moments, where the mundane became novel and endlessly fun, that the two started to feel an appreciation beyond friendship for each other.

Despite the tire mishap, Dan offered Lynn another airport pickup later that year. Lynn was on her way home from a trip to China with her aunt and uncle and was arriving at 1 AM. The next day, Lynn told Dan that she had feelings for him, and had for a long time.

Dan reciprocated, and the rest is history. Almost ten years to the day after their first meeting, they can’t wait to tie the knot in front of their friends and family.

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