Zachary and Melissa met in the fall of 2019 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Melissa is a PA girl and Zach was living there temporarily for work. They quickly bonded over their mutual love of music, sports and good food. They fell even deeper in love when the Pandemic struck in the Spring of 2020 when they spent many afternoons “isolating” together while the world was in chaos. Around that time, Melissa met Harrison, Zachary’s son, who quickly stole her heart. There were plenty of trips back and forth between Pennsylvania and Iowa before Zachary moved back to Iowa for his family and job in the fall of 2020. Melissa joined Zachary in Iowa, leaving behind her beloved Pittsburgh Steelers (and friends and family) to begin their Midwestern life together in the fall of 2021. Since then, they have expanded their family by welcoming their daughter Georgia in July 2023. They are looking forward to making their love “official” this fall amongst friends and family in Des Moines, IA where they now live with their two children.