The first time Markus saw Michelle, she was seven lanes down at the bowling ally and he said "woah." This wasn't the first time he would meet her, it wasn't the last, but one thing that did happen? Absolutely nothing.

In the end, Michelle was - and still is - a killer bowler (as is Markus) and she even owns several 300 point games. But in this case, they became friends, but not super close friends. Fast forward a couple of years and a bunch of life changes, Markus would be walking out of Fred Meyer in CDA (which was weird for him because he lived in Spokane) and just so happen to walk by Michelle. They would talk and after standing there for about 30 minutes catching up, decide to go and get some food together.

Shelley and Jake's Downtown CDA Engagement

The first time Jake saw Shelley, she caught his eye. He thought "no chance she's alone." of course, no one was with her at the time, but surely a guy would walk up at any moment. So he kept one eye on her as he browsed the farmers market downtown Coeur d'Alene. She would later make her way over to the Bouey to get a drink, and again, she was alone. Jake had a choice to make - man up and go talk to her - or leave. He decided to step out and try to talk to her, walking up and asking her if he could buy her glass of wine.

Brittney and Tanner's Engagement Photos in North Idaho

Brittney and Tanner met because they have a mutual friend. In fact, they met and became acquaintances for a good while before they really met. That is to say, it wasn't uncommon for them to walk by each other on campus, but they never hung out. This was true for about a year until one of their mutual friends was having a going away party, and they were both invited. Turns out though, Brittney needed a ride, and so her friend said Tanner would be a good person to ask.

Rene and Nick's Farragut State Park Engagement

Rene and Nick have such a cool story. It didn't start out on an app - but it also didn't REALLY start in person either. It started because of Rene's aunt. It just so happened that her aunt was doing a lot of painting and so she would go into Nick's work quite often. It was here she noticed he was single and so she began to talk a lot about her beautiful niece. This was true as well when she talked to Rene about the "handsome guy at Sherwin Williams".

Shavonne and Tom's Winter Engagement

They met at a friends birthday party - yes, that means it was in real life! While the friend was mutual, they did not know each other. Shavonne, who had not really had a boyfriend at that point, nor did she know how to dance (although she says she knew, she just never had danced with someone else yet), was asked to dance by one of the cute guys at the party (aka, Tom). This wasn't a high school two-step situation. They were swing dancing! So Tom swung the "cute girl" around for most of the night, but at the end he left.

Zarah and Peyton's Winter Engagement

They technically met on Hinge first. The more "serious" version of Tinder. That said, they messaged each other twice or so, and that was it. A couple weeks later, however, they would match again, but on the Facebook Dating app. This is what did it - how weird to match twice?! So they would start to talk and quickly plan their first date.

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Brent Looyenga is a Spokane wedding photographer based IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON and Coeur d’Alene Idaho area. He loves people and specializes in wedding, engagement, family and senior photography. You can like Looyenga Photography on Facebook or follow them on Instagram.