October 2019: Savanna and Zach were set up on a blind date in Charlottesville. Savanna initially blew Zach off, but the two ended up meeting later that day. Zach took her to breakfast the next morning as their first official date. He kept coming to Charlottesville from Richmond to see Savanna on the weekends. Savanna finally visited Richmond and got to know Zach's home and friends. December 2019: The two knew they were in love.

March 2020: A global pandemic hit and Savanna and Zach decided to exist in the same COVID bubble, primarily spending their time in Richmond. It was during this time that the two grew even closer after spending so much time stuck inside together. Summer 2021: Savanna graduated from law school and moved to DC. Zach started med school and moved to Tennessee.

December 18, 2021: It was an unseasonably warm day in DC so neither Savanna nor Zach wore a coat to brunch (which meant Zach had to carry a loose engagement ring in his pants pocket because the ring box was too bulky). After brunch, Zach surprised Savanna with a reservation to the National Archives, her favorite museum. Savanna thought Zach was sick because he went to the bathroom at least three times at the museum. Turns out he was texting the engagement photographer because they were ahead of schedule. Next, Zach brought Savanna to the National Sculpture Garden, which has an ice skating rink. Savanna doesn't know how to skate and thought Zach was about to propose on the ice... But as they were passing a sculpture styled after the LOVE sculpture in Philly (Savanna's hometown), Zach dropped to one knee and asked Savanna to marry him.