DJ and Laura met in greek life while students at the University of Pittsburgh. Soon after meeting they went on their first date, a double date with mutual friends Grace and Robby. However, Laura had just recently gotten out of a relationship and was not ready for a commitment. After repeated attempts to ask her to be his girlfriend, they ultimately agreed to just remain friends. But it was too late, DJ had already fallen in love. So that summer, while Laura was home in Nashville, DJ decided to take a trip to see her. Unbeknownst to DJ, that trip was when Laura started to fall for him too. Over the following Halloween weekend, 9 months after they met, Laura finally broke and asked him to be her boyfriend. Shortly after, DJ followed Laura to the west coast where they would begin their adult lives together.