Zach and Taylor first met in summer 2009 at Morgantown High School summer band camp. Even though Zach was resistant at first, they soon became friends. Friends through high school turned into more freshman year at WVU. They went on their first date in 2013 to a Pittsburgh Penguins game, and became a couple soon after. The two had many firsts together in their hometown, Morgantown, but that changed with Taylor attending physical therapy school in Wheeling, WV, and Zach working in northern Virginia. The distance created a challenge, but their love for each other never wavered. Zach decided to make it official in December 2019 when he got down on one knee. Since then, the two have begun their lives together as a newly engaged couple in northern Virginia.