The couple met for the first time through a social event among friends in the spring of 2019. Emily had met these friends through school at Penn State Altoona. Evan had known these friends since high school. The friend group began having fires on a weekly basis lasting into the summer. After time, it became just Evan and Emily coordinating the fires and they began to feel like it was more than just a friendship. They went on their first date to Trough Creek State park where they ended up jumping into the river. Every date from then on was adventurous and their love grew stronger.