It all started on a fall break trip Maddie's senior year of college, and in fact, she didn't even want Zach to join the trip because he was just some random guy. But one day into the trip, sparks began to fly, Zach started to make some moves, and little did they know this one trip was going to change their lives.

A week after this fall break trip in October 2022, we had our first date, and made things "official" on October 27, 2022. Slowly the days turned into weeks, which turned into months, and now a lifetime together. We introduced each other to our families, traveled to lots of places together, shared our deepest desires and stories from our lives. Quickly, we became best friends and never wanted to spend a day apart.

Zach took Maddie back to the place they went on that fall break trip, Snooper's Rock in Chattanooga, and proposed on August 19, 2023. "It was like Zach proposed in heaven," one of Zach's friends said. And it was true. It was easily one of the best days of our lives.

We can't wait to build a life and a family together. We make each other better and point each other to love Jesus deeper, which in turn, deepens our love for each other even more.