Austin and Autumn both attended Minford local schools where Autumn was two years ahead of Austin. Austin, best friends with Autumn's stepbrother Henry, was always around and considered part of the family. It was not until 2016 when Austin asked Autumn to "hang out." The two went to Frank-n-Steins in Portsmouth for drinks and a game of pool (Autumn won). They had their first "official" date soon after at Texas Roadhouse.

After 11 months of planning, Austin and Autumn traveled to Iceland and Ireland in October 2018. On the last full day of the trip, the two spent the day sightseeing around Dublin via a bus tour. When they stopped at the oldest pub in Ireland for a Guinness, Autumn noticed horse and carriages on the street and, of course, wanted to ride. Austin saw the perfect opportunity to propose but did not have the ring on him. Rather, he suggested the two go back to the hotel and get ready for the evening before taking a horse and carriage ride to St. Stephen's Green. When they finally got back to the pub, there were no horse and carriages in sight. Disappointed, Austin and Autumn got in a cab to another part of town only to see a horse and carriage on the way. The cab driver stopped to let us out and the coachman told us we would be the last ride of the evening. It was soon after that Austin suggested taking a "selfie" in the carriage during which he snuck the ring in to the picture. You can probably guess his question...