In June of 2020 the world was a mess & little did they know it, but Charlie & Macauley were right on schedule to meeting each other. Charlie was living in South Carolina at the time to help take care of his grandparents during the pandemic. Mac was trying to make the most out of a virtual bachelorette weekend as the maid of honor to Laura Sahlin (Carrington). Charlie worked for the Church Farm School where he worked with Art & John (Mac’s uncles) long before he ever met Macauley. It was in West Chester & through CFS that Charlie met Laura. Laura & Mac have been best friends since middle school, having both attended Benchmark School. Despite these two both being close with Laura & Tyler, Charlie & Mac never met until June 2020. Laura asked Charlie if he would mind taking pictures for her bachelorette party in Charleston. and just like that, Charlie & Mac met in front of 53 Church Street in Charleston. Charlie & Mac got to know each other during the 4th of July weekend and realized that their connections didn’t end with CFS & Laura. The Marshall & the Kistler’s both have places in Maine only 45 minutes from each other, Charlie has always dreamed of living in Colorado, and the list goes on. A month later, they spent their first date in Acadia National Park not really knowing what the future would hold, as Mac lived in Boulder & Charlie lived in Charlottesville. With the pandemic being what it was and is, Charlie found himself with an abundance of free time when the school year was supposed to start. With the news of students not returning, he booked a flight to Colorado to see Mac at the end of August. The two spent the next 6 months playing the long distance game, traveling back & forth. Many flights, a National Parks road trip and a few cancelled plans here & there, Charlie finally moved to Colorado in late December of 2020. The rest is history at this point, but these two have been waiting & searching for one another for a long time & the day has finally come!