They met in the summer of 2017 through mutual marching band friends and roommates at Virginia Tech. She was invited over to watch Game of Thrones with the crew, and there was quite a spark. They started dating that summer before having to go long distance for three years while she finished school at VT, falling more and more in love all the way.

They went to Charlottesville for a low-key winery hopping experience for her birthday, or so she thought. In fact, he had planned the most beautiful proposal in the flowery fields of Barboursville Winery, and had invited their family and friends to be there to celebrate with them.