Our Story

We love sharing “our story,” and if we have not had the chance to tell you in person yet, please enjoy the official written version.

We first met in the fall of 2013 during Purdue’s freshman orientation week, Boiler Gold Rush. Hailey was an incoming freshman, and Quinton was a sophomore BGR leader. Hailey’s all-girls dorm group wanted to “meet more people,” and by people, they mostly meant Purdue boys, so they asked their leader, Braden, to pair up with another group. Braden reached out to Quinton, and just like that, the two groups merged.

One night, Quinton led everyone through hours of icebreakers, silly jokes, and surprisingly meaningful conversations. A friendship started there and continued throughout our time at Purdue. Looking back, it turns out there may have been a little more mutual admiration than either of us admitted at the time.

After Purdue, life took us in different directions. Quinton graduated in 2016 and went on to medical school and emergency medicine training. Hailey graduated in 2017 with a degree in accounting before eventually making a career change into nursing. But even though we both somehow found our way into healthcare, that was not what brought us back together. Instead, our paths crossed again through one of our truest shared loves: hiking, nature, and being outside.

Fast forward to August 2024 in Denver, Colorado. Hailey was finishing her final travel nursing contract and preparing to move back home to Indiana when she received an unexpected message from none other than that cute sophomore BGR leader.

Quinton was preparing for a cross-country hiking trip to connect with friends out West, with his first stop in Denver. Having seen on social media that Hailey seemed to spend most of her free time hiking, he reached out via an old fashioned Facebook DM asking for recommendations.

Hailey, however, was not about to simply hand over hiking recommendations without joining in herself. Even though it was her last weekend in Denver, she quickly and very casually, but actually very excitedly, offered to meet up for a hike.

On August 31, we met for a “quick” hike to the beautiful St. Mary’s Glacier. What was supposed to be a friendly catch-up quickly turned into hours of laughing, reminiscing, and realizing that maybe this was not just a hike after all.

Our time dating from 2024 to 2025 was full of joy, family, cross country travel in Quinton’s truck camper, and plenty of time back home in Indiana on the farm. We visited national parks, celebrated at family weddings, and built a life together that felt easy, steady, and deeply special.

Then, on Christmas Day 2025, Quinton sealed the deal and proposed at the family farm. He surprised Hailey by saying they needed to grab something from
the barn before joining the family Christmas party only to open the barn doors and find both their families hiding inside, ready to celebrate with us. (Some say Quinton was born in a barn so only fitting for him to propose there as well). It was the perfect moment: meaningful, joyful, and completely unforgettable.

And that brings us to today.

We are so honored to share this next chapter with you. Thank you for being part of our lives, our story, and now, our wedding day.