Maddy and Evan both met while attending Lafayette High School, however, this is not where their story begins. Their paths crossed many times, but never went further than a "hey" or a wave.

It wasn't until 2018, a year after Evan graduated and Maddy was finishing out her senior year, that they re-met while Maddy was working at Busch Gardens. Evan was hanging out with Gerard (shoutout to the matchmaker) when they coincidentally ran into Maddy while working. That night they began messaging, made plans to hang out a week later, and then were inseparable. Over the summer of 2018 Maddy and Evan hung out nearly every night after they were done working, they frequented Cookout to play cards with friends, walking around Colonial Williamsburg, or hanging out in the WISC parking lot. Before leaving for her freshman year at JMU and Evans second year at VCU, they made it official.

Four years flew by, Maddy remained at JMU and Evan decided to leave VCU to transfer to Community College, they spent those years 2 1/2 hours a part. The weekends were full of visits and adventures and counting down until they could live together. It became very clear very fast to Evan and Maddy that they wanted to be together forever. Further proving this is featured in the photo above are bracelets that Maddy made for her and Evan the first time Evan visited Maddy at JMU. The bracelets have been worn by the both of them since that day.

The day after Maddy graduated from JMU 2022, Evan proposed on the Quad of JMU. Thanks to the help of Grace Granger, Evan completely surprised Maddy. This began their next chapter together.

Maddy and Evan moved out to Normal, Illinois, a 13 hour trip, so Maddy could pursue her Masters degree. Evan accompanied Maddy into the midwest having no idea what to expect. They got their first apartment together and kept pushing back the wedding as they learned how much living on their own cost. Eventually, they adopted Kiwi after searching for the perfect dog and after Maddy graduated in 2024, moved to West Lafayette, Indiana for Maddy's job at Purdue.

And that's what leads us to now. For 6 years, Maddy and Evan have faced the many life challenges thrown their way, and they've done it together. They have relied on each other through the mountains and valleys they've trekked thus far in life and come out every time stronger and more appreciative of each other than before. They are best friends, pet-parents, the love of each others lives, and each others number one fans.

They cannot wait to finally be married after an over 2 year wait and are looking forward to celebrating with their loved ones. :)