Chad and Ashley met through Ashley's best friend Rachel Meyer, who was dating Chad's older brother Jeremy. It was at Rachel's 21st birthday party where they became friends due to Chad's sense of humor and drinking abilities. They've been friends for about five years when Ashley asked Chad for a work referral at Cottingham and Butler. They quickly became better friends, and eventually started dating.
Chad came home from picking Cooper(our dog) up at his parent's house when he texted Ashley asking her to come outside to help carry in groceries. As Ashley walked into the garage Cooper came walking over with a bandana that said "Mommy will you marry Daddy?"