Madison Riley: I was born in Nashville and raised in Murfreesboro my whole life! I graduated from Oakland High School in 2015 where I played basketball and track & field. I became a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Epsilon Tau Chapter in 2015 and graduated from MTSU in 2020. I now work as a recepitonist/client care specialist for John Jones Real Estate and also as a photographer for Riley Photography! Noah McKay: I was born in Nashville and lived in Murfreesboro until 2008. My family moved to El Paso, TX, where we lived until December, 2015. We then moved to Cookeville, and shortly thereafter I started classes at Tennessee Tech. I earned a degree in communication. I am the COO of the Upper Cumberland Reporter in Cookeville where I run day-to-day operations while also acting as senior writer and lead play-by-play announcer.

Technically we met in a Walmart parking lot for the first time, but if you flash back to Noah’s 22nd birthday, that’s where it all began! Locked up in quarantine swiping away, we matched on a dating app called Bumble (cringy… we know) and began to get to know each other from a distance. Being in lockdown really allowed us to take our time to learn a lot about each other. By the time of our first date, converstation was a breeze! I showed up in a dreadful outfit of biker shorts and a sweatshirt (very on-brand for me though) to the Walmart parking to meet Noah! (Thank you for not turning away.) We then hopped in the Jeep and drove to Domenico’s Deli where we sat at a little table outside on the square and talked until they closed. I don’t think the staff was a big fan of us that night, but I was on cloud nine and did not want to leave. Little did I know that by May 16th I would have started dating the love of my life!