Tori & Josh met in June 2023 and instantly knew there was a connection between them... their second date was just two days after the first! They quickly started spending all of their free time together enjoying their time out on Lake Murray with friends, watching Columbia Fireflies baseball (sometimes with Tori behind the camera as Josh watched from the stands) and going on mini vacations to Myrtle Beach and Pittsburgh. Maybe it was fate but they fell in love quick!

They enjoyed many football games together this Fall whether it was supporting Josh and his Timberwolf drumline on Friday Nights, cheering on the Gamecocks at William-Brice or the Mountaineers at Mylan Puskar on Saturdays and rooting for the Steelers or Titans from the comfort of their own couch on lazy Sundays.

When Tori first began dating Josh she warned him that she and her Pugapoo Chip were a packaged deal and he quickly became the best doggie dad to that goodest boy.

Though Tori's mornings are early with producing a morning show, she keeps Josh 'in the know' with what's going on locally and nationally. She also has taken him on countless 'scent journeys' with her Bath and Body Works collections and they enjoy their time cooking new dishes and experimenting in the kitchen.. their very latest you may ask? Cheesy Chicken Pasta Bake.

So how did the proposal happen?

... After one of the USC games this Fall, Tori & Josh were decorating for Christmas (her favorite time of year) when they were hit with the moment where they knew forever had to start NOW... Josh got down on one knee and proposed! His 11-11 wish came true!

That moment was shared on the news the very next Monday by their Master of Ceremonies Tyler Ryan-- viewers in Columbia knew before their own parents!

Flash forward to about a week later when Josh asked Tori's dad for his blessing, he of course said yes and that's OUR STORY!