In the summer of 2019, Mickey and Sarah both moved to the beautiful heart of Appalachia in Kingsport, Tennessee following their graduations from college to start their careers as engineers with Eastman Chemical Company. At random, both joined the same volleyball team, and they met for the first time the night of September 30, 2019, at V.O. Dobbins, Sr. Complex in Kingsport at their first and only practice. This practice was in vain, as their team was terrible and would go on to have a resounding losing record even after being relegated to a lower competitive level, but they would realize several months later how much they had really won. In the spring of 2020, Mickey and Sarah spent more and more time together within their expanding friend groups kayaking, hiking at Bay's Mountain, and attending trivia nights at Holy Taco in Johnson City. During the initial craze of the pandemic, when these group events dwindled, Mickey and Sarah began spending significant amounts of time together. This would accelerate the development of their relationship. Sarah loved Mickey's sense of humor and easy-going personality, and Mickey loved Sarah’s intelligence, creativity, and drive. Later that summer, on July 30, 2020, the day that Sarah closed on her beautiful home, they officially started dating. The rest is history. The two quickly realized they had stumbled into something meant to last. From going on walks to gardening to cooking and even just grocery shopping, everything is fun if they do it together. They even renovated Sarah’s entire house from the ground up, and in doing so realized that they especially love working on joint projects together! The two have since moved away from Appalachia to take advantage of great opportunities in Silicon Valley, California, and they have been having a blast exploring their new surroundings just as they have been doing since they first met. They can’t wait to be married! And they can’t wait to see you there in Kingsport, Tennessee where it all started!