They met in their high school health class. Alec was tasked into setting up one of Natalie's closest friends into dating one of his football teammates. When that fell through, they continued talking. They thought they would not see each other again after that class... but little did they know they were going to have yet another class together. Natalie was determined to chat with Alec outside of school. She reached out asking how a weekend football game went, and that is where it began. Alec asked Natalie out a few times, his first attempt at asking her out was to go to McDonalds at 11:00pm and Natalie refused stating, "Go with your dog". Natalie finally agreed to go out with him and they decided to enjoy a romantic date out to Chipotle. The rest was history.
On Natalie's 21st birthday, she was going out with a few friends, including Alec. She decided to freshen up prior to leaving for her birthday dinner. As she entered the room from her escapade, she was greeted with a loud "WE HEARD EVERYTHING". Embarrassed, Natalie became red in the face and fell to the ground. As she was putting on her shoes, Alec ensured her that she was okay and that he loved her and her "sounds" included. He picked her up as he was telling her that, and got down on one knee in front of her family and friends, and proposed.