Aidan and Kayla first crossed paths in 5th grade at Cedar Ridge Elementary. Kayla was the new girl that year, and Aidan took notice—enough to draw her a picture during art class. On the back of that picture? A bold question: “Will you be my girlfriend?” As the story goes, Kayla tossed it in the trash on her way out. Aidan insists she ripped it up first, but Kayla denies that part to this day. Either way, the two didn’t become childhood sweethearts—though that would’ve made a great story.

After that school year, their lives took different paths. Fast forward six years to January 21st, 2019: Aidan, now fully recovered from his 5th-grade heartbreak, decided to try again. It took some convincing, but Kayla eventually agreed to hang out with him at an Augusta Christian basketball game.

That night sparked the beginning of something special. From that moment on, they've been inseparable.

Five and a half years later, on August 31st, 2024, Aidan proposed to Kayla at Hammonds Ferry in North Augusta, SC—and this time, she said yes.

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