Bailee and Thomas met in their junior year of high school in AP English. Thomas sat behind Bailee and was always finding ways to get her attention. They officially started dating on March 26, 2019. After graduating from high school, both Bailee and Thomas got their Associate's degrees at Sandhills Community College before getting their Bachelor's degrees at Appalachian State University. They had agreed to wait until after they were done with school to get married. On December 14th, 2024, the day after Bailee graduated, Thomas proposed. Bailee and Thomas are so excited to spend the rest of their lives together.