In 2015, Justin was a sophomore and a 3rd floor RA at Northeastern Junior College (NJC); Emily was a freshman who lived on the 2nd floor. They didnt talk much at NJC but somehow in 2018 they reconnected while Justin lived in Chickasha, OK and Emily had just moved to Norman, OK to get her Masters degree at OU. On November 9, 2018 they actually matched on Bumble and began to chat. That same month, Justin took a trip to Colorado (where Emily still lived at the time) and saw Emily and helped her pack up her apartment for the move to Oklahoma. On December 10, 2018, Justin asked Emily to be his girlfriend with a hand painted sign asking “Will you be mine?” After dating for 2 years, living together and Justin buying a house, the two took a long December 2020 vacation. On December 26th, 2020, Justin took Emily to the Rio Grande Bosque in his home town of Albuquerque, NM for professional photos. There he suprised her (kinda haha) and popped the question. Of course, Emily said yes and now they are preparing for the big day!