Joey and Julia met by pure fate in their 12th grade year of High School. Although attending schools over an hour apart, Joey attended Julia's Homecoming Dance as one of her friends had previously attended Lake Braddock in NOVA before transferring to Great Mills in Southern Maryland. They stayed in touch through social media, occasionally interacting with each other's posts that were mostly about their mutual love for pop punk. Fast forward to October 2016, Joey and Julia reconnected over one of their favorite bands (Turnover). They had their first date in Richmond where they explored the science museum, ate lunch at a diner in Carytown, and walked along the James River in Bell Isle. The relationship blossomed with ease as Joey and Julia dated and got engaged 5 years later in September 2021.