Michael and Kelsey met through their best friends from high school, Brian Krause and Hope Hendrix. The four went to the battery, and Michael and Kelsey went on their second date the next day at Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN. They began dating shortly after and bought their first home together in Brookhaven in 2022 with their cat, Stella. Michael proposed to Kelsey on October 16, 2023 in Paris. They are excited to get married almost a year later!