Blake and Alexandra met at college in fall 2013. They were enrolled in the honors program at University of Illinois Springfield and lived in the same dorm. They had friends in common and would occasionally spend time together. Alexandra started crushing on Blake early on, but it wasn’t until they became coworkers at UIS the romance truly blossomed. In March of 2015, Blake asked Alexandra to be his girlfriend and they’ve been together since. They supported each other over the years as each of them obtained advanced college degrees, Blake a Law degree and Alexandra a Master’s, Blake attended two academies for corrections and law enforcement, Alexandra lived in a developing country for two months. Once they both finally accomplished their academic goals, Blake wasted no time. On December 11, 2021 Blake popped the question. Now they are looking forward to the greatest adventure of all in marriage.