We first met online in November 2021. At the time, Tyler was still living in St. Louis, MO while Julia was in Vienna, VA - not ideal for dating, but great to get to know each other first. Nearly 4 months later, Tyler moved out east. Our first date was in April 2022 at Mount Vernon (for those who know Tyler's love for movies, yes, we did do the National Treasure tour and it was awesome!). Things began to fall into place when Julia moved 30 minutes closer to Tyler (from Vienna, VA to Silver Spring, MD). Most weekends we explored something new in the DMV area, bringing Tyler's husky, Apollo, along whenever we could. Julia showed Tyler her favorite place - the beach! First Ocean City, NJ, and then the Outer Banks for the holidays. Finally, after several failed attempts to take Julia to the Midwest, we made it in November 2023 for a jam-packed week-long road trip! Tyler popped the question on December 30, 2023 in Alexandria, VA. Shoutout to Julia's siblings for helping to capture the moment and add to the surprise!