Taylor moved to the Twin Cities from Milwaukee in 2016 for a new job. His best friend from childhood, Eric, and his wife, Daniela, lived in Minnesota. This was part of Taylor's draw to moving to Minnesota, and he became fast friends with Eric and Daniela's college friend group from Northwestern University.

Caitlin moved to Minnesota from Virginia in 2017 to start PA school at Bethel University. She became close friends with a classmate, Alex, who also attended Northwestern for undergrad and was part of the same friend group as Eric and Daniela.

Free time for Caitlin in PA school was scarce, but she crashed a few of the "friend group" hang outs throughout PA school. Caitlin and Taylor first met at Alex's husband, Joe's, birthday party at Headflyer Brewery in December 2017, but only crossed paths occasionally over the next few years.

After Caitlin and her friends graduated PA school and passed the boards, they were ready to socialize with the world again! With more free time, Caitlin and her roommate, Abby, quickly assimilated into the Northwestern "friend group" in early 2020 (with a brief hiatus for COVID quarantine).

One guy in the friend group, Taylor, started to hang around Caitlin a little more. When they went night skiing in Wisconsin, he made sure to catch the ski lift with her, and he always made a point to sit near her at friend group gatherings. This made Caitlin a little suspicious... but regardless, she enjoyed his company, and they became good friends.

Then, on Memorial Day 2021, some friends were hanging out at the pool at Caitlin's apartment building. It was 7:00 p.m. with no dinner plans in sight, so Caitlin announced that she was going to run to the grocery store to buy burgers to grill. Taylor, kindly, volunteered to go with her, and on the trip back, he asked her out in the elevator. He "blacked out," and Caitlin said, "I'll think about it," fearing the possible consequences for their friendship if it didn't go well. Fortunately, Caitlin said yes, and it did go well! They went on their first date a few days later on June 4, 2021, and the rest is history!

After two years of dating, Taylor popped the question on the beach in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, during a family beach photo shoot. Of course, she said "Yes!"

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