Ashley and Dekota met at the end of their freshman year at ECU in 2007. It started with one private message that Ashley sent Dekota and the rest was history. The two have been inseparable since then. It is funny how the universe works because the two had not crossed paths with each other but they each knew a few of each other’s close friends. The two communicated through Facebook until the end of the semester when they finally exchanged numbers. From there the two kept in contact all summer and got to know more about each other and then finally made it official in December of 2007. After college the two navigated life and their relationship which they were no strangers to long distance. For a few years Dekota played arena league football and also went to Canada while Ashley worked in Wilmington NC. Dekota moved back to North Carolina and eventually moved to Wilmington with Ashley. With his spark of interest in dump trucks Dekota started his own business and that moved the two to Raleigh to now Charlotte, North Carolina. Fast forward to now the two have two beautiful children. Dekota Marshall jr. and Zhuri Marshall. Dekota asked Ashley to marry him on July 3rd, 2023 so after almost 17 years and the most perfect timing because it’s all Gods timing Ashley is finally MARRYING HER MARSHALL!!