Marisa grew up in Apple Valley, MN, a southeast corner of the Minneapolis Twin Cities suburbs, while Josh grew up in Elk River, MN, a northwestern suburb of the Twin Cities. Both of them did not really know anyone from where each other grew up, but that all changed one fateful night. In the summer of 2016, Josh was invited to a guys night out with some of his friends. One of them convinced the group to go out in Victoria, MN. Josh was very disappointed in this decision because he thought there would be "no cute ladies" out in Victoria. Meanwhile, Marisa was out at a friends bachelorette party that had visited a winery nearby. At some point, they decide they would go to Floyd's in Victoria to hear some live music. Marisa was spending time with friends that she knew from growing up in Apple Valley. At one point, one of Marisa's friends spotted someone she knew in college and went over to say hi. Marisa tagged along as the two caught up. Josh noticed some cute ladies coming by to talk to his friend. He noticed one of them "looked bored" and "cute" so he decided he would introduce himself. That lady was Marisa and the two got along from the beginning. They quickly bonded over their die-hard love of the Vikings football team and enjoyment of shows like Game of Thrones. By the end of the conversation Josh and had asked for Marisa's number and the rest is history.