“Kara and Ryan met in 2016, when Kara was invited to play softball for Ryan’s office softball team shortly after moving to New York City. Kara’s friend asked if she would be interested in playing because, as all co-ed sports team members know, they desperately needed girls to play. Ryan would say Kara first caught his eye when, during their first game together at McLaughlin Park, she snatched a well-hit ground ball at second base and easily dispatched the runner at first. That initial interest was cemented when she walloped a solid double off of the outfield fence her first time at the plate. This girl was cute, funny and she could PLAY. Kara remembers…”

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“Claire and Josh met at the United States Military Academy, where they quickly became friends. By the end of Claire’s first year, she and Josh began dating. Josh graduated two years ahead of Claire, as a result much of this two year period was spent long distance over video calls and only seeing each other whenever possible. Some of their favorite activities are hiking, paddle boarding, working out, playing board games, and snowboarding. They celebrated the exchange of their vows at the beautiful Wild Dunes Resort…

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“Ryan and I met in 2019. On our first date, we had so many connections and similar life experiences, that we swore we had met before; whether it was at a Clemson football game, our same apartment complex, or from downtown Greenville. We were inseparable from the beginning, but told ourselves we would just remain friends. Obviously, that didn’t last long, and we started dating a few months after that first date. We knew right away that this relationship would be important, and decided…”

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“From the basketball court at our high school pep rally where we first met each other, to the alter on our wedding day, CJ and I continuously made the decision to grow up together, and on October 29, 2021 we vowed to grow old together!

CJ told me he loved me three weeks into dating, and that he would marry me…sometime shy of a year into dating. At only 16 years old, I remember thinking, ‘he is crazy!’ Looking back though, I realized…”

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“Dylan and I spent time together for the first time the week of Thanksgiving 2018. We had been communicating sporadically back and forth for a month after matching on Tinder. I had never actually gone on a date with someone I met from a dating app, and had no intention of meeting him- like, ever. I wasn’t looking for anything serious at the time, and Dylan would tell you the same. After finding out that we shared some mutual friends, I became a little more interested, and so we continued to talk back and forth. Dylan ended up asking me on a date, but because I was so nervous to actually meet him for the first time, I backed out the night before and pretended…”

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