Damian and Kalli both played trumpet in their high school marching band. During band camp of 2017, Kalli missed a practice (to take care of her sheep at the local county fair of course), and Damian offered to text Kalli a picture of her dots (in marching band, a "dot" is where a player stands during a given movement). Like any movie about two band nerds, the two began flirting at practice and competitions. Their first few dates took place at McDonald's after competitions, but their first "official" date was at Hunan Lion. On October 19th 2017, Damian asked Kalli to be his girlfriend, and Kalli enthusiastically said yes. Kalli called her parents on the way home from Damian's house to let them know she and Damian were now dating. Damian's parents however, did not find out until they saw Kalli walking around at a marching band competition in a sweatshirt that read "Caron". Kalli and Damian dated throughout high school and college before Damian proposed on May 19th 2024!