Bri and Dawson went to Tennessee Tech University together for 1 year before they ever met. They had many mutual friends, but did not officially meet until 2 of their friends had a conjoint birthday party in 2021. When Dawson walked in, Bri immediately asked her friends who he was. They ended up talking the rest of the night. The very next day, Dawson had texted Bri and they began hanging out frequently.

6 months after they had started hanging out, Bri and Dawson officially became boyfriend and girlfriend. They graduated from Tennessee Tech in 2022 and moved to Dawson's hometown, Crossville, to live in their first home together. In July of 2024, they closed on their house and moved in shortly after that.

October 6, 2024 Dawson asked Bri to go with him to check his deer camera. As they were getting ready to leave, Bri had on sweatpants and Dawson had told her that those would get ruined walking through the field. When they had gotten to the camera, Dawson was checking it and Bri was wondering around. He had gotten her attention as she was walking back to the truck and proposed.

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