We both enjoy competing in swimming year-round through the YMCA Stingrays
May 02, 2016
We go to prom together as just friends
March 07, 2020
Julie studies Rhetoric, Sociology, and Sustainability at Drake University in Des Moines, IA. She survives one year of D1 rowing, then joins the swim club with long-time friend Caroline
March 07, 2020
Zach studies Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Tech in Houghton, MI. He discovers a passion for ultimate frisbee and travels with the team for tournaments.
August 15, 2022
After years without talking, we re-connect at the YMCA pool- playing underwater hockey with Julie's family.
September 13, 2023
We love experiencing Rockford rituals together, such as Tour De North End
May 01, 2024
We move in together and love filling the space with our arts and crafts
September 28, 2025
Zach proposes to Julie poetically with a ring of candles in the same park where our prom photos were taken