Our love story is kind of modern. While scrolling Instagram, Piper noticed James come up in suggested people to follow. Out of curiosity, she checked out his account and saw that he posted some lovely nature photography, and they also had a mutual friend. So she decided to follow his account. Not long after, James followed her back and within a few days he messaged her, saying jokingly, "You don't have to like everything I post." Because he posted such lovely pictures, she had, of course, been liking them all. ;) This was the start of many conversations to follow and they soon formed a friendship. They were able to meet in person a few months later, and over time their friendship blossomed into a relationship. It was May 15th 2017 when James sent that first message, and on July 1st 2019 he proposed during a hike in the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains.