Leo and Kasandra met while in Denver, Colorado, at a Chiropractic seminar. They had a couple of mutual friends, Brianna Erdmier and Vince Bertolini that introduced the two at the beginning of the weekend. In fact, Leo arrived to Colorado late in the evening and as he went to open the door to his hotel room, Kasandra surprisingly was on the other side! It was an awkward meeting as Kasandra was half asleep, but that did not interfere with the spark between the two!

Since the seminar in May, the two had been FaceTiming for HOURS every night. They were both Chiropractic students at the time and had little to no time for leisure. But they still found time to converse and gaze into each other's eyes over video chat for 3 whole months. Leo finally decided to fly down to Florida for a week vacation, and their story was history from there!

Although the two knew they were soulmates much before the proposal, New Years Eve day was when Leo popped the big question! Kasandra had just returned from visiting her family in Canada for Christmas and was happy just to spend the holidays with her lover. He told her that he had a surprise planned for the day, and drove her blind-folded to the Botanical garden in Des Moines! He wanted to re-create the tropical environment from Florida where they had fallen in love. Kasandra thought that the outing was the whole surprise, and she had no idea what was yet to come. After exploring the garden and having a beautiful lunch in the solarium, Kasandra ran to the bathroom. When she returned, there stood Leo with a dozen of red roses. As she approached, Leo got down on one knee and asked her to be his wife. She was shocked, and obviously said yes! Their friends, Tyler and Amanda Davis were hiding behind some tree's to capture the moment! Leo had already planned a celebratory dinner at Splash Seafood and an evening of fun with Tyler and Amanda. Needless to say, it was an engagement to remember!