Tall, pale, slender, quiet, and long brown hair. This could describe Megan or Zack in 2009, their freshman year of high school. Both joined the cross country team, and they sat next to each other in Honors Government. Zack very quickly developed a big ol' crush on the cute quiet girl, and Megan very quickly forgot he existed. Flash forward to the start of senior year of high school. Megan is no longer quiet, and Zack no longer has long hair. They had multiple classes together, and the seniors on the cross country team became much closer in general. They had group projects together in Honors Physics and Spanish 4. Megan realized that Zack was actually pretty funny, and Zack realized that someone way out of his league actually laughed at his jokes. As senior year went on, they started to become better friends and went to a few of the senior events together. Eventually Prom came around and Zack decided to get a little bold as ask Megan to go with him. For reasons still unknown today, she agreed and it was one of the best decisions Zack had ever made.

After winning a gift card to Bonefish at the After Prom Party, he cleverly parlayed that small victory into a date with Megan to get dinner there and then go see The Great Gatsby. I'll give you a second to let it simmer that Zack's brilliant idea was to take someone who hates seafood to a seafood restaurant on a first date. After several more dates and events, he one-upped his first great decision by asking Megan to be his girlfriend. Who knows what the heck he was thinking asking her out on his brother's birthday, May 24th, which only presented problems every single year trying to celebrate both his birthday and their anniversary.

After a graduating and having a fun summer together, they made the gutsy decision to keep dating even though Megan was attending Salisbury University and Zack was attending University of Maryland, 2.5 hours away. However, they both loved visiting one another and spending weekends together at their different schools. They became close with each other's friend groups, Megan enjoyed going to sports games with Zack at UMD, and Zack enjoyed going to SU for the beach and of course Cookout (the best fast food). Every every winter and summer break was when they spent every day together and had the hardest goodbyes when going back to school. Year after year they made it work and fell more and more in love with each other.

Luckily after graduating from college in 2017, they both found jobs in the Baltimore area and moved back home where they were back to being 5 minutes away from one another. They continued to love cheering on UMD, the Ravens and the Orioles, camping, hiking, and traveling. They have enjoyed countless adventures together in Florida, Wyoming, Texas, the Bahamas, Iceland, and most recently Greece, where (as many of you already know), Zack topped that decision from 2013.

Over several months, Zack carefully planned his proposal. He knew he wanted to do it in Greece, and he knew he wanted to have a ring made for her so that it was as unique and special as she was. He found a small father-son jewelers in Towson who he met with multiple times over the year to make sure the design was just right. He contacted a photographer in Santorini, Greece to plan the proposal and pick out a spot. The stars aligned, and on Friday, August 2nd 2019, Zack (with the help of Emmy) knelt down on a rooftop overlooking the water in Santorini and proposed. After 15 minutes of convincing, Megan said "sure, i guess". The rest is history.