Zach and Tory met when they were neighbors who swiped right in June of 2022. They went to Moonlight Brewery with Tory’s coupon after she asked him out. Zach was occasionally (constantly) referred to as “Josh” (Tory's brother-in-law) by most people in Tory’s family (including Tory herself), as there are few other men in the family. They already think of him as someone who’s married into the family. Likewise, Tory was quickly adored by Zach's family, with everyone seeing how happy they were together. After several happy months together and two moves, they moved into a condo together to grow deeper roots and fight over how much scrap-wood Tory is allowed to keep in their garage. In July 2024, Zach took Tory on a boardwalk at sunset in Hawaii to propose. Tory, of course, said “yes”, and they celebrated with a remarkable fireworks show on the beach.