Michael and Taylor met way back in second grade when The Grubers were living in Aberdeen. They were in the same class from second to fourth grade and ironically spent plenty of time together with their families and at sporting events. Michael even claims he had a crush on Taylor back then but “never made a move.” The Grubers then moved back to Glenwood after the summer of 2008.

Fast forward 13 years later when Michael happened to come across a picture of Taylor on Instagram and decided to send her a direct message asking how her life was. The two exchanged numbers and talked back and forth for a few months before deciding to meet up in person after all of these years. Michael drove up to spend a weekend in Sioux Falls with Taylor and some of her friends and they instantly both knew there was something special between them and started dating shortly after. :)

Then on December 10th, 2022, Michael proposed in Glenwood! Taylor was under the impression that the two were in Michael’s hometown for a weekend of celebrating his grandmas birthday and spending time with family. That Saturday morning Michael decided he was going to pop the question at Barsness Park while the two were sledding with Matthew, Emma, Mitchell, Marc, Marshall, and Myles. After sledding for a while, Kristi decided to join the group to take some pictures with her “new camera.” After this, Michael asked Taylor to sled down the hill together. The two wiped out on the sled... twice... before making it to the bottom of the hill. Once they were at the bottom, Michael laid there while Taylor picked up the sled and started to walk away (she might have been a little upset after the second wipeout). Michael then said, “Tay you should fix your hair” and she replied, “There’s no fixing this wet mess.” It was then that she turned around and noticed Michael was standing on one knee to ask her to marry him! :)

Right after the proposal, Taylor’s family came out from behind some trees in the distance to surprise her! She was SHOCKED, to say the least! The Gruber and Morgan family spent the rest of the weekend together celebrating! :)