We officially met back in 2020 when we both joined a small group through our church, Three Creeks. In the Fall of 2021, Mike went golfing with our pastor (and future officiant) Joel, and told him he wanted to ask Kendall out. Joel, being the wanna-be matchmaker that he is, told Kendall the following week. Kendall always thought Mike was a great guy, but feared he was "a little too wholesome" for her. Fast forward to Summer of 2022 when we started playing sand volleyball together. After a long day of a 4 on 4 tournament, Mike asked Kendall for a ride to his car. This is when he shockingly asked her on a date! He so lovingly planned a surprise first date full of two of Kendall's favorite things: ice cream & kayaking. And the rest is history <3