They first met each other in 2008, in their fifth-grade elementary class at Allesandro Elementary School in Los Angeles. They bonded over their shared love of the Beatles, dubbing their friendship together as "Beatle Buddies" becoming best friends. Though what Ashley hadn't known was Wyatt's unwavering crush on her. Until the very last day of 5th grade, Wyatt finally spilled the beans and told one of his classmates – word quickly spread and Ashley finally found out. Though only a short glance was shared between the two of them, their parents pulled them away to celebrate their 5th grade culmination, postponing a love story rekindled 14 years later.

As Wyatt and Ashley went on to live their lives, only keeping tabs on one another through social media, Wyatt stayed in Los Angeles, graduating from California State University, Northridge in English Literature. Ashley joined the United States Navy as a Spanish Linguist, getting stationed in San Antonio, Texas and later Fort Meade, Maryland.

Fast forward to April 2022, it happened. Ashley was back home in Los Angeles visiting her family and Wyatt decided to reach out to his best "Beatle Buddy."

The two caught up over KBBQ in Koreatown and six months later, Wyatt was packing his car to drive across the country to Baltimore, Maryland to “see about a girl.”