Elaina and Scott met during their junior and senior years at Augustana College. On a night out with friends, Elaina found herself dancing on a speaker box with her girlfriends when she unsuccessfully jumped down and fell, landing on the dance floor... but to her avail, Scott was there to save the day! They spent time talking and laughing about the night's events and had an instant connection. From then on, they sought each other out at gatherings and continued to get to know each other. Months later, Scott asked Elaina to be his girlfriend at midnight on New Year's Eve in 2013. After college, they spent several years of their relationship doing long distance, as Elaina went to graduate school in Chicago while Scott worked at his family business in central Illinois. Through all of the difficulty of long distance, their relationship never wavered. They bought a house in Normal, IL 3 years ago and live there with their dog, Kingsley. Scott proposed on his 30th birthday, which was September 19th, 2020. They are ecstatic to finally celebrate getting married with all of their loved ones!!