Charlie first met Eloise as a freshman in high school when his older brother, Jeremy, who was in gym class with Eloise at the time, suggested that they meet. Their first date was to the mall to see the movie “Blockers” starring John Cena, and the rest was history. During these formative years of their relationship, they spent plenty of time playing ping-pong in Eloise’s parents’ basement and making trips to the Lake Orion Dairy Queen. After graduating high school, Eloise and Charlie attended Michigan State University together where they lived in college houses only a few blocks apart. Some of their favorite memories together from college included tailgating on gamedays, Thursday night karaoke at Crunchy’s, and the summer they lived in Traverse City with Charlie’s Nana —hence the wedding location. The summer was filled with sunset boat rides, glasses of wine on the Old Mission Peninsula, and beach bonfires, and it remains one of their favorite chapters together. After graduating from MSU, Eloise and Charlie moved to Grand Rapids, where they currently live downtown. In May of 2026, Charlie proposed to Eloise on the shore of Lake Michigan at Kirk Park in West Olive, Michigan. They would like to thank their parents for showing them what a lifetime of love and commitment looks like, their friends for reminding them that life is best shared with good company, and Suzi Quatro for writing their favorite song, “Stumblin’ In.”