McKenzie and Clark met in college in 2018 shortly before McKenzie graduated from UT. After college, McKenzie moved to Nashville for a job while Clark finished out his senior year in Knoxville. After a year of long-distance and many road trips to Nashville and Knoxville, Clark moved to Nashville in 2019 after he graduated and the two have been inseparable since.

Clark planned a nice dinner for McKenzie's 27th birthday at a new restaurant that they both wanted to try. Before dinner, he took McKenzie to the new rooftop bar at the top of the W hotel for a pre-dinner "drink." Once they were seated, he looked at McKenzie and said "Let's go check out the view and take a selfie" (And if you know Clark, this is something he would never say so McKenzie was skeptical). Clark then got on one knee and proposed. Shortly after, both families ran out from where they were "hiding" and they celebrated with friends and family all weekend long. We're so excited to share this next chapter with you all. See you in Nashville!