The couple likes to say they have three different stories of how they met. So, you get the pleasure of hearing them all. Rewind to Summer of 2018, Max had just graduated from high school. He had a joint grad party for him and one of his best friends, Nate. Brooke's mom is good friends with Nate's mom, so Brooke and Bonnie were invited to the graduation party. Brooke and Max supposedly met on that day but neither remember the other.

The second story of meeting was through a virtual double date during the pandemic. Quarantine forced Brooke to move home during her final semester of college at the University of Richmond. She moved home only a few weeks after being baptized at a church in Richmond. The Richmond church reached out to the local sister church in Hershey and told them that a new disciple would be in the area. Heather Geeting told Max that this new girl, Brooke, was in the area and encouraged him to reach out. So, the two went on a virtual double date. After the date, Max was adamant about getting to know Brooke better. He really seemed to take a liking to her.

Further along in 2020, the church's campus ministry was ready to get together, so they decided on a hike (in an effort to social distance outdoors). A group of 8 hiked up Pine Grove Furnace Trail. This was the first time Max and Brooke met in person – or at least the first time they remember meeting in person. Max was impressed that Brooke was the first one to make it to the top of the steep mountain. After that, he knew he had to get to know her more. And Brooke...well, she was oblivious and distracted. The photo below was taken on the hike's lookout spot.

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