A college friend of Karley's, who is also a childhood friend of Hayden's, invited Karley to Muenster for a Koe Wetzel concert. Karley and Hayden met the night before the concert and there was an instant connection. Karley and Hayden spent the entire weekend finding reasons to hangout with each other. For the next 2 months, they only communicated via text before deciding to meet for an entire day of activities. The day was awkward, yet so much fun. Karley won in bowling, clearly. For 2 years, they dated while living 4.5+ hours from each other. In January of 2021, Karley started her first teaching position in Gainesville, where Hayden worked for a local CPA. They now live about 30 minutes away from each other and are thrilled to spend more time with each other throughout their year of engagement. It was never easy for these two, but boy was it worth it!