Kaela and Anthony's story started back in the fall semester of 2022 at Missouri State University. They met through a mutual friend while being in the Pride Marching band where Anthony played the sousaphone and Kaela played the flute. When they met, Kaela and Anthony became really good friends really quickly and maintained that friendship the entire semester until the end of the season at the Pride Band banquet where he asked for her to take their first of many pictures. Later that same evening, Kaela and Anthony talked on facetime for hours getting to know each other on a deeper level with very long conversations. 3 days later, the two started dating and their life to forever had started.

Over the course of a year and a half, Kaela and Anthony grew to love each other, make happy memories, go on amazing trips, go through the toughest times, and learn that they wanted to spend their lives with no one else. Over that time, Anthony knew he wanted to marry Kaela so he got her parents together at the Panera in Springfield and asked for their blessing and of course they said yes! (Kaela may or may not have accidentally caught them all together but oh well). A week later, on July 13, 2024, Anthony got all the family together, including her long distance best friend to come to the Nathanael Green Botanical Garden and he asked her to be his wife. She didn't believe that the ring was the real thing but after a few minutes of him convincing her that it was real, she said YES!

Since the proposal, the two have continued to grow together; they have moved in together and now share two cats, Blue and Toby. They have gone through unspeakable times and have continued to stand by each other's side when it matters most. The couple is more excited than ever to tie the knot and FINALLY become husband and wife!