Hunter and Shawna met when they were seventeen years old. Even though they are high school sweet hearts, they went to different high schools. Hunter graduated from Port Charlotte High and Shawna graduated from Venice High. Hunter and Shawna also decided to go to different colleges. Shawna graduated with a teaching degree from the University of South Florida. Hunter graduated with a Exercise Science degree from Florida Southern College, with the pursuit in medicine. They have known since they were seventeen that they would end up marrying each other.