It all started on March 12, 2017, during spring break in Miami, Florida. Terry was in his final year at Indiana University and went down with his boys — Josiah and Stafford — to soak up the sun and make memories.
Terry: If you know me, you know spring break was my time to shine, especially when “Billy Bate” came out — that’s my turnt-up alter ego in a cowboy hat.

That night, Billy Bate was in full effect: shirt off, cowboy hat on, and barefoot (long story — Terry lost his shoes on the beach). He was heading back to the Airbnb when he passed a group of girls sitting at a bar. He almost kept walking, but something made him stop and turn around. That “something” was Cheyenne.

Even though Terry was drunk— Terry somehow managed to muster up enough charm to flirt. Her friends hyped him up, but let’s be clear: Cheyenne wasn’t impressed at first. There’s even photo evidence in our gallery that shows just how unbothered she looked that night… and how ridiculous Terry looked in his bent up cowboy hat. You can tell Terry was clearly on another time.

He got her Snapchat, and they took a couple pictures — but honestly, nothing came out of it until they went their separate ways for months. Months later Terry just so happened to scroll and there she was — the beautiful, dark-skinned woman he had a blurry memory of. He finally got on Snapchat and realized she was on there too. Everything fell into place so he reached out on Snapchat, and to his surprise, she responded.

At first, they were just cool — swapping memes, and chatting occasionally. Eventually, he got her number, and a few months later, she came to visit him in Nap-Town (Indianapolis). She never told her mom because she was going off a limb. We vibed, but life took us in different directions, and we lost touch for a few years.

Fast forward to 2019 — they reconnected and picked up right where they left off. This time, things were different. She came to visit him again, this time in St. Louis. They spent more time together and started building something real. When she was finishing nursing school, he jokingly (but also seriously) told her, “If you get a job in St. Louis, you’ve got a place to stay.”

Well… she did. She got the job and moved to St. Louis. From that moment on, they have been inseparable.

Since then, they have built a life together — moving from St. Louis to Austin, and now to Dallas (or close enough). They bought a home, made countless memories, and he already knew she was the one. He just needed everything to line up for the proposal.

And now here they are. From spring break chaos to forever. He still thinks she’s the most beautiful woman ever, and he feels like the luckiest man in the world.