Colin and Cassie both went to Ames High School, but were a couple grades apart and vaguely knew of one another. Many years later, Colin would fly out to North Carolina to visit his good friends form high school (Kelli and Nathan Griffith). Cassie, having moved to North Carolina 2 years prior had developed a great friendship with The Griffiths also. One of Cassie's earliest memories with Colin was the two of them Dancing to Shania Twain at Lynnwood Brewing in Raleigh, NC in March of 2018. Later that year Colin would return to North Carolina to go on a beach trip with the Griffiths and the many friends they had made in Raleigh. Cassie being one of them... The two hit off on the trip and have never looked back. In April of 2019 Colin decided to move to Raleigh to be closer to Cassie.