Caya and Ian met their freshman year at a sailing team party in a charming college house basement in Madison, Wisconsin. They were good friends and sailed together for four years before a romantic spark developed. They started dating the summer of 2016, just after graduation. Caya moved to Chicago for a job while Ian stuck around in Madison to pursue a Master's Degree, but the distance did not dim the spark. In 2018, Caya got into medical school in Philadelphia and Ian came along after finishing his Master's. They lived separately for a year and moved in together the following year. After three years in Philly, Ian proposed in 2021. Four years later, after a move to Baltimore for Caya's residency and adopting a dog, they finally decided to make it official by planning a wedding!