Nate and Laura met at the end of their senior year at Indiana State University. After graduation, Nate moved to Lake Charles, Louisiana while Laura moved to Nashville, Tennessee. They kept in touch as friends for a few years before they finally started dating in June 2021 even though they lived 10 hours apart. Through the years, Nate and Laura eventually moved to Indianapolis, then to Roswell, Georgia, and finally back to Indiana. On March 20, 2024, Nate surprised Laura with a hiking trip to Pisgah National Forrest in North Carolina. Once they reached the summit, Nate proposed to Laura (after getting her dad and Odie's approval of course). She said yes!