John and Kate went to school together from elementary school through high school. While John claims to have had a little crush on Kate throughout this time, they did not connect as more than friends until Kate invited herself to a Christmas party that John and his friends were throwing in 2016. There they connected over their love of their dogs, Stella and Riley. Despite John accidentally "ghosting" Kate for the first planned meet up, they finally had their first date and the rest is history. They have spent the last seven years building their fur family (shout out to Maverick, Loki, Thor and Boo) and settling into their home in Stony Creek. They are SO excited to celebrate their special day with all their favorite people in the world.