Our love story technically started in 6th grade… kind of.

Back then, Ricky was dating Molly’s best friend, Drewby Bushard, and by 7th grade, Molly had developed a tiny crush. But like most middle school drama, we moved on, forgot about each other, and went on with life.

Well—almost forgot. Because for years, Molly’s mom would casually (or not-so-casually) say, “That Ricky Hackenmueller is a good boy, I always see him at Church with his Mom...what about him?” And Molly’s response? A dramatic eye-roll followed by, “He seems so boring.”

Spoiler alert: he wasn’t.

Fast forward to senior year of high school, when we ended up in the same friend group. The more we talked, the more we realized—wait a second—this might be something. Turns out, we had way more in common than we ever expected.

From forgotten middle school memories to building a life together, our story has come full circle in the best way. We’re so excited to celebrate this next chapter with all the people who’ve cheered us on (and maybe even predicted it before we did—looking at you, Mom).

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