Our love story began sophomore year at UW Madison, where we both worked for the campus Recreation and Wellness department. We spent many late nights on the soccer fields chatting, setting up equipment, and managing games which quickly turned into something more. We’d eagerly check our schedules each week, hoping for overlapping shifts, and soon became close friends. Mack introduced Brooke to his fraternity brothers, and many games of beer darts brought us even closer. Despite the challenges of the pandemic during our senior year, we spent every moment together we could. Thanks to a clever plan by Brooke’s roommate Mallory and Mack’s best friend Mike, we finally went on our first date: dumplings from State Street on the hill of the Capitol on September 4, 2020. That night, we decided it was meant to be, sealing our relationship with a handshake. We graduated together in May 2021, moved to Milwaukee, and built a life side by side. In May 2025, Mack proposed at the very spot where our story began, and by August, we had bought our first home together. We can’t wait to continue this journey as husband and wife!