Long long ago, at a liquor distributor not so far away...

It was the summer of 2016 when our story began. Nicole and Ryan were both working as sales consultants at Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits with Nicole on the wine side of the business and Ryan on the spirits.

At the time, Ryan's wine counterpart, Hannah, was insistent that he needed to meet her friend and coworker, Nicole; always saying that they'd go perfect together. After a brief encounter with Nicole in the office hallways in between GSMs, Ryan asked Hannah if she could "set things up" for the annual company golf outing in August.

Ryan (being super smart) volunteered to drive, banking on a chance to get to know Nicole better with a drive to and from the golf course. The ladies had volunteered to pour wine for a charity event the night before the morning of the golf outing, so they appreciated the chance to relax on such an early morning start.

After a great time at the company outing, where Nicole impressed with her mimosa skills and Ryan took his best shots, the two continued hanging out into the evening where they met up with more friends, headed out on the town, and danced the night away.

Instant spark and connection saw Nicole and Ryan on a quick series of dates starting with a Mortal Kombat secret at one of our favorite spots, Emporium, all the way to a behind the scenes trip to Lincoln Park Zoo and feeding bears shots of honey.

Nicole and Ryan became official soon after that, or as they like to say "We just started hanging out, and we sort of never stopped..."

How true that sentiment has rung! We are so excited to have you join us in celebrating our love and the next chapter in our story, cheers!

Love,

Nicole & Ryan

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