In 2020, Ben saw a photo of Sophia on her best friend's Instagram, told his friend "that was the prettiest girl I've ever seen", and immediately knew he had to talk to her. After some months, Ben reached out to Sophia, and they instantly had a connection. After conversing over the phone for a while, Ben asked Sophia to go to dinner with him, and when she accepted, he was clear to say "It's a date!". After that date, Sophia called her best friend and told her all about this boy that made her face hurt from smiling so much.

From that first date on, their love, laughs, and memories were so effortless and they knew that God had brought them together.

Ben and Sophia love doing everything together, especially coffee & chess days, cooking, going to football games, reading, and watching movies.

Their love grew and grew over time, to the point they are inseparable. With God at the center of their relationship, they knew that they could do anything in life together.

The day before Valentine's Day, Ben surprised Sophia and proposed at their spot— under the same tree that he told her he loved her for the first time.

And that brings us to today. Here's to forever!

All photos by Morgan Snellings Photography.