Zach innocently attended his cousin's cookout one summer night. That evening he found himself partnered up with Kristen's sister, Maura, in a beirut competition. Upon noticing Zach's familiar Fall Out Boy t-shirt, she decided to play match-maker. The next day Zach and Kristen connected on facebook, and soon after he took her out to the Olive Garden and the rest is history.
Zach planned the perfect evening for his surprise proposal. He invited some of Kristen's closest friends under the guise of a "game night" and Kristen was none the wiser. Later in the evening, Zach disappeared upstairs and returned with an important question while both families snuck in behind her to witness an enthusiastic "Yes!"