Not many students from North Carolina end up at Dartmouth College, so it felt meant to be when Sara and Benjamin first met at a local alumni gathering in March 2018.

A year later, biology brought them back together, literally. On the first day of class, Benjamin walked in late (completely on brand) and Sara waved him over to the empty seat beside her. Before long, they became best friends. They bonded over Bojangles biscuits, stories about summer SUP crushes, and dreams of futures in medicine. By the end of freshman year, friendship had turned into something more, and in the fall of 2019 they officially started dating.

Since then, life together has been filled with travel, new cities, medical school adventures, and the addition of Moo, their Boston Terrier. Today, Sara and Benjamin are finishing their final year of medical school, cheering each other on through every exam, rotation, late-night study session, and milestone. While Benjamin pursues a future in Internal Medicine and Sara follows her passion for General Surgery, they continue to support each other through every step of training and life together. Just one week before the wedding, they will officially graduate and become doctors together. One week later, they cannot wait to become husband and wife.