Let's take it back, all the way to the beginning of 2016. Marcus was in Sacramento celebrating his birthday, Taylor out on the town with her best friends. After running into mutual friends (shoutout Avery and Jose!), Marcus asked around about the blonde in the black dress. Two months later he thought long and hard about what his opening line would be over Instagram. He landed on "you're Avery's friend right?" What he lacked in originality, he made up with perseverance... and a rap or two. They talked on the phone daily for a few months until he decided it was time to drive from Chico to the Bay to finally go on a real date. The rest was history. Who would have thought a message telling Taylor that she was fly like the sky, and he would become her guy would do the trick? We sure didn't. Now, five years later, we cannot wait to commit to a lifetime together!