Colston and Bri met while they were students at Iowa State University. Bri was majoring in mechanical engineering and Colston was majoring in mathematics. Colston asked Bri out to dinner a few times before she finally agreed to go get ice cream together. On January 7th, 2017, Colston picked Bri up in his chick magnet, a 1994 oldsmobile with red leather interior, and they traveled to Coldstone Creamery. They sat at the corner table to eat their ice cream and talk. They got so caught up in their conversation that they didn't notice everyone had left and the workers were ready to lock up for the night. The Coldstone worker had to interrupt their conversation to tell the two that they needed to leave. In the weeks that followed, Bri and Colston were pretty much inseparable. On Valentine's Day of 2017 Colston asked Bri to be his girlfriend and she, of course, said yes!

Fast forward to a little over a year and a half later when Bri and Colston went on a vacation with her family to Italy. They spent two weeks exploring Capri, Pompei, Rome, Portovenere, Cinque Terre, Florence, and Venice. On the last day of the trip they hired a photographer to take some family photos. Colston had been talking to the photographer and had picked out a special bridge to pose for the last few photos on. At the end of the photo session, on the special bridge, Colston got down on one knee and asked Bri to marry him and she, of course, said yes!

A few days after getting engaged, they moved halfway across the country to Washington D.C. where Colston started his wrestling season at his new school, GMU. Bri began her masters degree coursework and they adopted their Russian Blue cat, Lio. Colston went on to compete at the NCAA tournament and finished the season with the second most pins in the NCAA DI. Bri graduated with her master of engineering in mechanical engineering then started an engineering position at Alpine Armoring. Colston just finished his final wrestling season where he qualified for the NCAA tournament at the 149 pound weight class. He will graduate with his mathematics degree in May and immediately start his master of education program through Iowa State. Bri is still working at Alpine Armoring where she designs armored vehicles. Colston asked Bri if they could be done writing about their story and she, of course, said yes!