Hayley and Justin first met in June 2011 at Rising Stars Drama camp, a program that Hayley now owns. It wasn't until 2013 that Justin finally got on stage. In the summer of 2014, Justin played Captain von Trapp to Hayley's Maria. Although that started a friendship, it wasn't until the summer of 2017 that they began dating. That year, they both realized they wanted to see each other outside of camp as well. On August 18, 2017, Justin asked Hayley to be his girlfriend. Justin was about to begin his first year at Northeastern studying mathematics, while Hayley was entering her third year at URI studying education and Spanish. Their adventures include many musical performances, lots of ice cream, coffee runs, trips to New York and beyond, working at Rising Stars, Boston scavenger hunts, and even trips to Europe. Their most memorable experience was their trip to Salzburg with Justin's family, where they relived the Sound of Music story. Justin proposed on August 16th, 2024, on stage after a Rising Stars performance. Many close friends and family members were there to share the moment, as well as some of the students they have worked with for many years. Currently, Justin is pursuing his Doctorate in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics at Harvard Medical School, and Hayley is teaching third grade, while also running Rising Stars Drama.