In the fall of 2017, on a farm in Granville OH, Ria and Paul met for the first time. Attending a music festival with mutual friends Paul and Ria's first memories together are filled with blue skies, good music, and better company.

Serendipitously, they both played on the Denison Frisbee team, so little excuses had to be made to stay around one another. While Ria was (and is) the undeniably better frisbee player, Paul led the team in spirit from the sides. Between late night study sessions, delicious bahn mi, and some wild frisbee parties, a wonderful friendship formed.

When Ria visited Boston for the first time in the summer of 2018 Paul was determined to make them fall in love with the city, and maybe himself in the process. It must have worked because by December 2018 they were officially in a relationship. Following Ria's graduation in May of 2019 they spent two weeks backpacking through Europe; conquering Ireland's Mt. Croagh Patrick, exploring Amsterdam's tulip gardens, and catching a show at the Vienna Opera House.

The summer of 2020 was a perilous time for us all, but in a small apartment in Allston Ria and Paul were figuring out how to live together for the first time. After two wonderful years in Boston, Ria and Paul moved to Ohio for Ria to pursue their dream of medical school. Now, Ria, Paul, and Nea (their very cute and very soft dog) are excited to be building a future together, one that we're so happy includes all of you in our celebrations.

R&P