One summer day, Ally's sister, Lindsey, invited her to a company bbq. Previous to attending, she told both Ally and David that they should meet. Ally was ready for a new adventure and agreed. David, being Lindsey's co-worker, strongly disagreed, not wanting to ruin their friendship. With some persuading, David agreed to meet Ally. They met at the bbq, and within minutes, a smitten David asked Ally to leave his company party to go on a date. They quickly left to begin what neither of them could have perceived to be the beginning of their future together. Ally's Instagram post from that evening: "Say yes to new things and new people."

Unable to do anything less than extraordinary, David convinced Ally (not without her dragging her feet) to take a trip to Malta. Before leaving, Ally asked David not to even think of proposing as that would put unnecessary pressure on the trip. The trip consisted of a 24-hour travel day with multiple layovers, where David made sure Ally was comfortable and taken care of. It consisted of a beautiful resort with daily trips to the gym (how does he put up with her?), and non-stop walking and exploring the island. Two days before the trip ended, David proposed on the island of Gozo. Ally did not believe the ring was real and asked where he had found it. After a few minutes of convincing, Ally realized the proposal was real and asked David to give her at least one of the speeches she knew he had prepared. Tears were shed and Ally had time to stare at her ring the entire 35-hours of travel home.