It's hard to imagine a guy from Alabama and a girl from Michigan falling in love in Tennessee, but somehow we found each other and that's exactly what happened! Born and raised in Alabama, Chris moved to Nashville after his military career to pursue his degree at Middle Tennessee State University. After graduation, he traveled around the country spending time in Chicago, San Francisco, and Austin before finding his way back to Nashville for a career in technical design. In between hanging with friends and hiking mountain ranges, Chris decided to try his hand at online dating, hoping to meet someone that could keep up with him on all of his adventures. Beth grew up in Michigan before moving to Ohio to attend Miami University. A design career took her to Chicago, where she tried not to freeze to death each winter. Eventually she'd had enough, packing up and moving to Nashville to get her Masters at Vanderbilt, landing a marketing job at Mars Petcare. With her career on the right track, the missing piece was finding someone who could challenge her, grow with her, and always make her smile. Several left swipes and bad dates later, Beth and Chris went on their first date in February 2017 enjoying dinner and drinks at the Sutler Saloon. After hours of conversation and one sweet goodnight kiss, it's safe to say they were smitten with each other from the start! The next year and a half meant trips to Michigan and Alabama, Florida and Colorado, and more hikes than either of them can count with their dogs Bogey and Nala. On September 8, 2018 under the guise of a birthday trip to Chattanooga for Chris' sister Ashley, they went for a hike at Rock City Gardens. While Beth was trying to enjoy the views, Chris was hustling along trying to get to the base of the waterfall, more commonly known as Lover's Leap. There, much to her surprise, Chris got down on one knee and asked the easiest question Beth has ever had to answer... She of course said yes, and the rest is history!