Despite countless opportunities to meet in college, Brian & Claire both attended The Ohio State University from 2009 to 2013 and were never introduced. In December 2014, the pair separately traveled to New Orleans with their respective friends to cheer on the Buckeyes against Alabama in the first ever College Football Playoff. Brian's group rented an amazing bungalow off Bourbon Street and one friend happened to be friends with Claire's friend and they were invited over to the bungalow to celebrate New Year's Eve. The combined group celebrated New Years Eve 2014 on Bourbon Street and while they watched the Fleur de Lis drop at midnight, Brian and Claire had an instant attraction. Flash forward to two cities, three cats, six apartments and countless gamedays later, Brian proposed to Claire in their Harrison West home on August 23, 2019.