McKay and Darby met at High Point University in early fall of 2015. McKay had just started his senior year and Darby, her freshmen year. Darby found herself at an upper classmen's house talking to a member of the HPU golf team. When he left to get her something to drink, McKay was the one who returned with her drink in hand. The two hit it off and started meeting for breakfast before class and going to trivia nights with friends. McKay and Darby officially starting dating on September 24, 2015. McKay graduated in 2016 and moved to Charlotte, NC. The two made long distance look easy and stayed together all through Darby's four years at HPU.
McKay and Darby currently live in Charlotte, NC. McKay works in insurance and Darby in interior design. They spend their weekends with friends or visiting family in Athens, GA and Ocean City, MD. On a typical week night, McKay is probably at the golf course while Darby works out at Pure Barre. Afterwards, they come home and make dinner together and then watch whatever big sporting event is on TV! Can we get a Go Dawgs?!