Drew and Josie first met on June 14th, 2023, on a Wednesday night at church where he was volunteering on sound and she was leading worship, but their story actually starts years earlier. In 2018-2020, Josie and Drew both attended youth group at Real Life Church, but never met. They were two grades apart, and there was such a big crowd that they never knew each other. In Fall 2021, Josie was in a church group with Drew’s mom, Danae. They had been paired up to pray with each other a few times, and unbeknownst to Josie, Danae began to call Drew (multiple times), and tell him about Josie, even though at the time Drew was going to school in Texas. In June 2023, Drew moved back to Washington, and his first Sunday back at church, he saw a girl in the crowd and asked his mom, without thinking, “who is that?” As luck would have it, it was Josie. The following Wednesday, they were introduced after service in the church parking lot, and every Wednesday after that, Drew found some excuse to come up and talk to her. At the end of August, Drew asked Josie out on their first date, and after many more dates, conversations, and much prayer, they became boyfriend and girlfriend officially on October 15th, 2023. On June 10th, 2025, Drew asked Josie to marry him at Chateau St. Michelle in Woodinville, Washington. It was the easiest decision she had ever made.