Our Story

We never expected our story to go this way, but we are so happy it did. Our story starts back in February of 2020 when we started to talk on Bumble. By the time we started to go on our first dates, the world was shutting down. Quarantined, we didn’t know how much we would get to see each other. However, our conversations and feelings toward one another continued to flourish. This amounted to hanging out for two weeks straight while I finished up my senior year and Braden studied for his first board exam. After this, we would try and see each other every weekend; traveling back and forth for two years.

As we continued to grow our relationship, we went through many life events. From the birth our husky Cato, to deaths in the family. From hospital stays, to family vacations, and weddings of family and friends.

We discovered that we both share a love for traveling. In the summer of 2022, we took our first trip overseas together. Braden made this trip unforgettable by proposing in Scotland.

After returning from the trip, it was time to start our next adventure of moving in together. I moved back to Mizzou to be with Braden as he started his residency. We now live together in our little house with our dogs Christoff and Cato; the two of us look forward to the life we will continue to grow together.

Links to registry's not below: Waterford- https://www.myregistry.com/StoreRegistry/SK-aGfTlTg0PYHOeXhdHV0iwA2/wedding-registry/chloe-maltagliati-and-braden-zink-/3446166