Zach and Emi met at a wedding in Garden City in January 2021 and quickly bonded after realizing they had a good mutual friend. Zach knew right away he was interested in getting to know Emi so he spent the night dancing and chatting with her - he even tried to impress her by doing the worm (but it didn't work). It all worked out in the end because he asked for her number before they left the dance floor and she said yes! Although they were 2.5 hours away from each other, they began going on dates and their affections grew to the point that they knew they were interested in considering marriage. Summer came and Zach continued to fight wildfires and Emi moved out to Nashville for PA school. Though the distance between them grew, so did their communication skills and their love for one another. Zach championed through being a PA school boyfriend and came out to visit Emi every chance they had. During the summer of 2023, Zach chose to move to Nashville for the summer so they could experience living in the same city for the first time. More than anything, they enjoyed getting to see each other every day and getting to make impromptu plans on random weeknights just because they could! Unbeknownst to Emi, Zach bought an engagement ring early on in the summer and was planning for the right time to ask her to marry him. On July 22, 2023 he arranged for some friends to hide in the bushes at Arrington Vineyards to capture the moment while he popped the question! Of course, she said yes :) They enjoyed the rest of their time together in Nashville by spending a lot of time outdoors playing games, camping with friends, and cooking together. Zach moved back to Kansas to continue working and Emi graduated PA school in December of 2023. She has since moved back to Wichita to prepare for the wedding and they have been counting down the days until they are no longer long distance ever since. Join them in the countdown until May 3, 2024, which will surely be the best day of their relationship yet!