The Meeting - Zach

DK and I first met in marketing class during my junior year at WMU. She answered a question in class, so naturally I turned around to see who was speaking. Upon laying eyes on my future wife for the first time, I noticed she had stickers on her laptop that caught my attention. Stickers about her faith, camping, reading, and music, all that made me think "hmmmm this girl seems cool!". After class, I talked to her and asked her about the stickers on her laptop.

Next class, when I showed up... guess who got to class early and happened to be seating in the seat right next to me... yep... the cute girl with stickers on her laptop. This was the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

The Dating - DK

After the spring and summer of getting to know one another, Zach asked me to go on a date at the beginning of my sophomore year and his senior year at Western. On October 5, 2022 we officially started dating. For the next two years, we continued to intentionally pursue Christ and one another with the goal of seeing if he would be the one I would marry.

The Engagement - DK

It was a simple Sunday plan for Zach and I to go to Lake Michigan after church. We ate some burritos then headed out in the cold yet sunny day of January 5, 2025. We hiked though the snow filled forest and faced a large sand dune to climb before we could see the vast beauty of the lake. Hand in hand, we climbed to the top and stood for a moment enjoying the beauty of God's creation, then to my surprise, Zach got down on one knee told me how much he loved me and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me and asked me to marry him!! Joy and excitement filled every bone in my body and I said YES!

And here we are, continuing our journey toward marriage and could not be more excited for you to be there with us when that day comes!!