Hannah and Evan met on a trip to Italy in 2017. Hannah's mom, Kristin Watkins, and Evan's close family friend, Tim Hendrix, have worked together for over 20 years at Meredith College. When Meredith opened up their palazzo in Sansepolcro, a small town in Tuscany, for a faculty trip, Tim suggested to Kristin that she should apply to go on the trip. Hannah immediately called dibs on being her plus one, which gave Tim the idea to bring Evan, who would be graduating from Wake Forest University in the spring, so there would be someone else close to Hannah's age on the trip. Hannah, Evan, Kristin and Tim had an amazing time in Italy, and Hannah and Evan developed a close friendship. For the next two years, they spent many weekends visiting one another back and forth between Raleigh and Charlotte until one special weekend when they both got a little liquid courage and finally discussed if there was more than a friendship between them. Evan made Kristin's greatest dream come true on March 21, 2019 when he asked Hannah to be his girlfriend. From that day forward, the rest was history! Hannah made the move to Charlotte in August of 2020 where she and Evan moved into their first apartment together, and they brought home their puppy Deacon in October. One year later on October 8th, 2021, Evan sealed the deal by proposing to Hannah at The Grove Park Inn in Asheville where they’ve made many special memories over the years. They both hate to admit it - but they owe Kristin and Tim bigtime for their patience and matchmaking over the years. Good things really do take time!