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We met at Nick’s friend’s house at Miami University in the summer of 2007. Although, we both felt a special connection that first night, it took us a little more than a month to become an “official” couple. From that point on we were nearly inseparable! Nick proposed Christmas Eve of 2009. While Ianthe was out of town, he bought the ring and planned an elaborate scavenger hunt. Christmas Eve, Ianthe and Nick sat down to open presents with the Schultes. The proposal was a family affair! To throw her off, Nick gave Ianthe a picture frame and said they would have professional pictures taken, as her Christmas present. Ianthe was very happy with this and was surprised when she was handed another envelope. In that envelope was a Christmas Scavenger hunt. Each riddle in the scavenger hunt lead Ianthe to a location where she would find a single letter. At the end, Ianthe had to unscramble the letters and go to a final location. Ianthe and Nick walked together to the side yard and that’s where found the message in the picture above and turned back to Nick to find him down on one knee! Originally, we wanted a fall wedding. (Fall is our favorite season!) After thinking about it a little longer, we decided we'd like to take our honeymoon right after the wedding. Since Ianthe teaches, the wedding would have to be in the summer. Ianthe's brother is a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and will soon be deployed to Afghanistan, he would most likely be back by the summer of 2011. It's cliche, but we started dating on July, 16th . . . so the date was set: July 16th, 2011.