Courtney and Garrett were both accounting majors at North Central College. They had two classes together in the Spring of 2017. Garrett knew from the start that he wanted to take Courtney on a date, but Courtney wasn't as convinced... It wasn't until New Year's Eve of 2017 where Courtney and Garrett began to start snapchatting each other during the evening (while Garrett was in Scotland "sleeping"!) Garrett asked Courtney on their first date on Valentine's Day of 2018. In March of 2018, they began dating!
Courtney and Garrett took a trip to Disney World with Courtney’s family in December of 2020. The first night was planned to be a chill night, but little did Courtney know... The night started with everyone going to dinner at Raglan Road in Disney Springs. After, everyone wanted to walk around Disney Springs, but Garrett wanted to head back to the resort bar for the night. Courtney was a little confused, but thought she’d go back with Garrett to rest up for the next day at Magic Kingdom. Courtney’s family stayed in Disney Springs, while Courtney and Garrett took a bus back to the resort. As they were walking along the boardwalk overlooking Barefoot Bay, Garrett got down on one knee and asked Courtney to marry him! With the beautiful night sky behind them, Courtney said YES!!