Sabrina Flores, B.A. ’17, almost didn’t show up to the admission marketing photoshoot that was scheduled at the same time as one of her evening classes during her senior year in the Interdisciplinary Studies program at The University of Baltimore.
“After mulling it over, I decided it would be fun and worth skipping class, so I told my professor that I’d have to leave early,” said Flores.
Public policy major Noah Johnston, B.A. ’19, had already sat for multiple sessions on April 5, 2017, by the time he headed to the rooftop of the John and Frances Angelos Law Center for the last shoot of the day.
He remembered being pretty wiped out, but “that all changed when I walked out on the outdoor patio and saw Sabrina standing there. She was so gorgeous,” he said.
That’s all it took for Johnston to shoot his shot—sans camera.
Flores told us, “When I arrived, I didn’t know anyone, but Noah came in and immediately introduced himself to me—he was very easy to talk to. We were then all lined up for the photo, and I remember hoping I’d be put next to him, only to be put on the complete opposite end of the lineup.”
At the end of the evening, Johnston walked Flores to the Poe statue to say goodnight. They exchanged Instagram handles and swapped messages all summer. They shared tacos in Canton on their first date in the fall semester. And on April 5, 2018—a year to the day after their original UBalt meet-cute he officially asked her to be his girlfriend.
Six years later, Johnston arranged for them to meet on the roof of the law school again. This time, he was right next to Flores, down on one knee, with a ring.
We’re not crying, you’re crying!
