Ben and Ava met at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at University of Missouri Kansas City, where they received their bachelor degrees. With many passings on the daily, and collaborating through the Conservatory, their passions brought them together in the best way possible.

With their commencement ceremony getting canceled due to COVID 19, so did their graduation trip down to Key West, FL. Ben had a plan to propose down in the Keys at a family home. Instead they had their own, even better version of a proposal in Stillwater. With Ava unaware, Ben surprised her at the future wedding venue for the proposal.