The day was August 28, 2021 and Madi was driving to Foster Falls with some friends to go rock climbing. Madi was discussing the woes of dating in this day and age, and one friend, Britt Hatcher, said that he could find someone to set her up with. By the end of the 1.5 hour car ride, Britt had an eligible bachelor for Madi- none other than Blake Henson. When Madi heard that Blake worked for a ministry, was a camp guy, and had a great sense of humor (and, let's be real, she saw some photos too), that sealed the deal. The two had their first date on September 8th at Pinewood Social and told each other their life stories, laughed about the random nuances only someone else who worked at camp would understand, and connected on a deeper level than either of them expected. Over the next few weeks they had fun dates like a book scavenger hunt, went rock climbing (which Madi thoroughly enjoyed showing Blake, who had been a football player and caught on to climbing way faster than Madi expected), went on spontaneous Sonic runs, and had random 1.5 hour Tuesday night phone calls. On October 13th, at Frothy Monkey, they decided to ~officially~ become boyfriend and girlfriend, and the rest was truly history. About 8 months later in the Smoky Mountains, Blake dropped down on one knee and said "I knew I liked you in October, I knew I loved you in January, and I knew I wanted to marry you in February. Madi, will you marry me?"