Katie and Ashley share a love for Disney, especially the theme parks. After graduating college, both of them decided to apply to the Disney College Program in 2016. They both got accepted to the fall program and were eagerly looking for roommates. Katie had posted on a Facebook group for the new DCP participants, and Ashley stumbled upon her post. After looking at Katie's profile, Ashley commented on the post, and they both agreed to live in the same apartment. Ashley and Katie were both placed in the attractions line of business, where Katie worked at the front entrance of Magic Kingdom and Ashley worked at Fantasmic! in Hollywood Studios. Their days off always seemed to line up, so they enjoyed exploring the parks together!

Ashley proposed to Katie on September 2, 2022 on the newest Disney cruise ship, the Wish. The story that Ashley told Katie was that they were going on the cruise to celebrate Ashley's 30th birthday. Little did Katie know, that wasn't the whole story. As soon as they got onto the cruise ship, Ashley secretly arranged for a photographer to meet them at a Beauty and the Beast themed lounge called The Rose that evening. Ashley convinced Katie to go to the lounge before dinner, claiming that Ashley's coworkers helped create the lounge. Luckily, Katie agreed and they 'found' a reserved spot for them by the windows looking out over the ocean. After Ashley ordered some glasses of wine for the two of them, the waiter motioned the photographer to their table to capture the moment. Katie stood up, Ashley got down on one knee, and Ashley asked Katie to marry her. Katie said yes! They celebrated the moment by toasting their glasses of wine as people at nearby tables clapped and congratulated them.

After Ashley proposed to Katie, Katie then hatched a plan to propose to Ashley! Sticking with the Disney theme, Katie and Ashley spent New Year’s Eve at the Beach Club Resort. They watched the fireworks at the Atlantic Dance Hall to ring in 2023 and then went back to their hotel room to have some wine. Katie had been saving Ashley’s Christmas presents so that she could open them after midnight since they weren’t able to spend Christmas together, and little did Ashley know, her ring was inside one of the gifts. When Ashley opened up her present, Katie asked her first question of 2023: will you marry me? And so that is how they got engaged in both 2022 and 2023!