Christina and Gary Smiekle

Gary and I met in 2009 through a mutual friend at the UCF Bookstore the first week of classes. We became friends, and over the course of two years of attending Late Knights, UCF sporting events, Qdoba lunch dates and a few 2 a.m. Study Union sessions, we realized our friendship had grown into something more. Orlando and UCF will always hold a special place in our hearts. Although we’d moved, Gary proposed during a trip to Disney, and we were married in Orlando in 2016. We are huge UCF football fans and look forward to attending homecoming with our children each year!