Kimberly was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL, and Austin was born in Columbia and raised in Irmo, SC. Austin moved to Jacksonville for his medical residency in 2014. After a year (or two) of matching on the dating app “Bumble,” Kim was finally ready to give Austin a chance and asked him out for tacos. Their first date was at a local taqueria in Jacksonville, TacoLu, and they bonded over their shared interests of dogs and travel! Jake gave his approval almost immediately, whereas Buddy took a little bit more time to accept another man in Kimmy’s life. After trips to Hawaii, Canada, Europe, and various places within the States, as well as the addition of another dog, all parties involved (read: dogs!) gave their ultimate approval. The deal was made official at their annual Christmas party, which Kimmy didn’t realize was also serving as an Engagement party with all of their most important people in attendance!