Stephen and Missy met in Fayetteville, NC while Missy was in Grad school and Stephen was with the military. After a year of dating they spent the next 3 years in New Orleans. Then decided to move East to Raleigh, NC to be closer to family. After living in Raleigh for a year and a half (5 years after their first date) Stephen proposed. Missy came home from a summer softball game to find the house covered in flowers and Stephen down on one knee. The rest is histroy.