Colton and Megan met in the summer of 2018 on a study abroad program to Italy through UNI. Colton just graduated, and Megan just finished her junior year. They spent three weeks with a class traveling throughout Rome, Florence, and Sicily. Their first conversation happened when Colton needed change to rent a moped to ride around Lipari and Megan helped him out. Colton reached out to Megan after the trip and their first date was at Whiskey Road in Cedar Falls. For two years they dated “long distance” with Megan staying in Cedar Falls to complete her Masters at UNI and Colton working full-time in Des Moines. In 2021, Megan made the move to Des Moines and officially became co-owner of Colton’s husky, Denali. Colton proposed to Megan in 2023 over Labor Day weekend in one of their favorite places - Okoboji. Colton got down on one knee on a dock in Arnolds Park at sunset. Megan said yes with cheers from a crowd at a nearby bar on the water. It was the perfect ending to their summer, and the best way to start the next chapter together!