Nathan and Olivia met in June of 2019 at their freshman orientation for The University of Tennessee, right outside of Neyland Stadium! They quickly realized they had a lot in common, and discovered that they both played trumpet and would be in a lot of classes together. By the end of the first day, Nathan had already gotten her number, and they stayed in touch over the remainder of the summer while he was overseas in Europe.

Olivia started her first band camp for The Pride of the Southland Marching Band that July and Nathan moved into his dorm shortly afterward. She introduced him to all of her friends from high school, some of whom saw obvious chemistry! They spent the school year becoming better friends, whether through late-night hang outs in Brown Hall, long text conversations, and even by walking to the parking garage together at unruly hours of the night (Olivia was the only commuter in her friend group...)

However, even though they both individually considered dating one another, Olivia and Nathan did not pursue each other until the end of their sophomore year of college, almost two years later! Olivia finally accepted Nathan's request to go to church with him, made new friends, and reconnected with church music. It wasn't long later that Nathan's roommates humorously convinced him to ask her out, and their first date (which there are NO good pictures of!) was on March 31st, 2021.

Since then, Nathan and Olivia have grown together through periods of long distance; whether it meant Nathan going home for a month or so, or going to an awesome music festival in New York! They have both experienced cool new places and traveled frequently throughout their undergraduate degree.

Nathan and Olivia both graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in May 2023, and Nathan proposed on December 16th of the same year. They are both pursuing their master's degrees in music; Nathan at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Olivia continuing at Tennessee. When they do not get to see each other in person, they love watching nature documentaries together (Olivia usually falls asleep and Nathan has to tell her how they end...), playing Minecraft, and just talking about each others' days. When they ARE together, they love to cook, hike, and find ridiculous TV shows to watch :)

If you're reading this, you are most likely a part of their special day! Nathan and Olivia are so grateful for all of their favorite people's support, and cannot wait to celebrate with them!

Registry

Nathan and Olivia are registered at the places below! Follow the links to view the lists :)