Tia & Collin

Tia & Collin

February 28, 2026 • Scottsdale, AZ
Tia & Collin

Tia & Collin

February 28, 2026 • Scottsdale, AZ

The Beginning...

Picture of The Beginning...

Tia's POV:

On August 31st, 2019, fresh after move-in for Sophomore year of college, my friends and I were settled in and decided to hit the lazy river. I was starting out the new year man-free and was looking forward to a year with my girls. A few white claws in and many laps around the river later, my roommate wanted to pull the "I think my boyfriend is cheating on me" card since she thought was how to reel in the men and so we approached 2 guys, one of them being Collin. They decided to join us for Buffalo Wild Wings and we invite them to our apartment afterwards. They went to their apartment to "grab something" and I was sure they wouldn't be joining us. Lo and behold there's a knock on our door. We get their snapchats at the end of a fun night and I distinctly remember thinking "I will probably never see them again."


Collin's POV:

The Dating Phase...

Tia's POV:

Collin made the first move at Friendsgiving 2019. He walked me to the door and closed it behind him. We said our goodbyes and he pulled me in for a peck. I left really confused (because he told me he was moving back to Texas and did NOT want to date) but little did we know, it would be the start of forever.

Collin made it official and asked Tia to be his girlfriend on Valentines day of 2020.

February 14, 2020

Collin made it official and asked Tia to be his girlfriend on Valentines day of 2020.

Many milestones, an adopted cat, and a few years go by...

On Halloween 2024 (he's got a thing for holidays I guess) Collin and Tia had planned to cook steaks instead of dressing up. Collin showed up with a bottle of champagne "That his roommate's friend gave to him" and brought his cooler full of steaks. Tia was in the midst of cleaning because his parents were coming to town that weekend and "Wanted to meet Stanley" (no Tia did not see ANY red flags). She was looking at the window and went to the bathroom to get the glass cleaner, trash bag, and paper towels. She came out, arms full, and Collin is kneeling and looking at her kind of weird. She kindly asks him what he is doing and he pops the question! She said YES! Tia was completely shocked and Collin tells her that their family is flying in and they have an engagement party on Saturday. Collin pulled off the biggest, best, most perfect surprise and now we are here!

October 31, 2024

On Halloween 2024 (he's got a thing for holidays I guess) Collin and Tia had planned to cook steaks instead of dressing up. Collin showed up with a bottle of champagne "That his roommate's friend gave to him" and brought his cooler full of steaks. Tia was in the midst of cleaning because his parents were coming to town that weekend and "Wanted to meet Stanley" (no Tia did not see ANY red flags). She was looking at the window and went to the bathroom to get the glass cleaner, trash bag, and paper towels. She came out, arms full, and Collin is kneeling and looking at her kind of weird. She kindly asks him what he is doing and he pops the question! She said YES! Tia was completely shocked and Collin tells her that their family is flying in and they have an engagement party on Saturday. Collin pulled off the biggest, best, most perfect surprise and now we are here!