We chatted on a dating app called bumble and bonded over our mutual love for rock music. We had our first date at a pizza place in Perrysburg called Fifth Street, which lasted about 3 hours. Just two nerds, bonding over nerd culture.

It was during Rachel's "family reunion" trip to Arizona, for her grandmother's 81st birthday party. The day before, we visited the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, when it happened to be 104 degrees outside. We were perusing the different cactus and plants when Tyler decided to pop the question. Rachel, said yes, of course before rehydrating in the extreme heat.