Chad and Elena actually matched on Tinder if you didn't know! Their first date was at Va Bene in Duluth, MN. A few weeks later, Chad wrote Elena a letter which he mailed a week before her birthday, but the letter didn't arrive until her birthday when he came to town to visit. They sat on her couch together while she read his heartful words to ask her out on April 24th, 2018. Chad also got her a gold forever rose for her birthday that year and of course, she said yes. Elena said yes again on December 30th, 2023 when Chad proposed on their vacation in Maui. They were at the Kula Botanical Gardens and Chad proposed while they were sitting at the Koi Pond.