A love story worth celebrating

Dylan Wolfgang Palmer was born in Newport Beach and raised in Huntington Beach, California. He attended SDSU to study finance and fraternity life. Junior year, Dylan expanded his studies abroad in Barcelona, Spain, an experience that would quietly prepare him for the adventure God had planned for his life. When the American borders closed in 2020, Dylan’s travels came to a sudden halt. What felt like an ending quickly became an unexpected beginning. Dylan took the opportunity to connect with professionals whose lives had also paused. After more than 150 DMs, 50 phone interviews, and thousands of cold calls, he was introduced to his first real estate mentor and his very first deal. Just nine months later, everything changed. One Friday afternoon at his bayside home in Pacific Beach, Dylan received a deal that excited both him and his mentor. Within two hours, it was under contract—a dream come true. As graduation approached, Dylan faced a defining choice: stay in California and learn remotely, or leave everything behind and drive across the country to a small town called Lexington, Kentucky, to learn the business firsthand. Choosing faith over comfort, he packed up his life and headed east. That leap landed him in a studio apartment, a twin bed, and a relentless desire to serve people through real estate. But God had far more in store. The moment Dylan set foot in Lexington, he met a strikingly beautiful blonde named Stapleton Arnold. Stapleton Avery Arnold was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by hardworking and inspiring people from all walks of life. Fifteen years of discipline at Kentucky Ballet Theatre, combined with making her first Pure Barre sales before she could drive, shaped her strong work ethic early on. She went on to study finance at the University of Kentucky and became a member of the iconic Theta Sorority. Entrepreneurial role models—her grandparents and parents—instilled a love of learning and leadership that led Stapleton to help found UK’s Real Estate Club while earning her real estate license alongside her studies. Dylan claims he asked Stapleton to dinner on his first day in Lexington and was denied. Stapleton insists he simply wasn’t direct enough. We’ll let you decide. Like most good things, it took time—six months, to be exact—before their first official date. In those months, three remarkable coincidences, or “God winks,” kept nudging them together. First, while Dylan delivered Christmas gifts to tenants, Stapleton’s mom—completely out of character—casually mentioned her daughter was single. (Thanks, Mom.) Second, while working out at the YMCA, Dylan met a UK professor who invited him to guest speak at the Real Estate Club. That club’s president? Stapleton. Third, at a local college bar called Tin Roof, Dylan was leaving his shift just as Stapleton was walking in. That final nudge was all he needed. Dylan asked Stapleton out—this time, clearly. Their first date was at Kenwick Table, where Stapleton thought it was still business until Dylan mentioned he had two tickets to the UK basketball game that night. What she didn’t know was that he didn’t actually have tickets and bought them immediately after she said yes. From that night on, the rest was history. Dylan fit seamlessly into Stapleton’s deep Lexington roots, while expanding her world beyond them. Together, they love traveling, concerts, and making memories wherever life takes them. Three years later, Dylan proposed on a boat in Positano, Italy. As a tribute to their three God winks, Stapleton’s ring features three stones: Dylan on the left, Stapleton on the right (because she’s always right), and Jesus in the center—the foundation of their love. Beneath the diamonds sits a crown, because Stapleton will always be Dylan’s queen, bound together by a golden thread symbolizing the invisible string that connected a West Coast boy to a Southern girl, a Halloween to a Valentine, a 31st to a 13th, and an Arnold to a Palmer.