Mason and Marissa first met at Florida State University (Go Noles!), but due to Marissa's continued schooling their love story would begin on a later date. After graduation, Marissa often visited South Florida (where Mason lived) to see two of her best friends Shannon and Megan. Often that involved hanging out with their now husbands and Mason’s best friends Jonathan and Gordon. Occasionally, Marissa was a "5th and 6th wheel" with Mason. On one of her visits in 2017, they all went to a Panther's hockey game. This was when the spark began between the two! Unfortunately, they lived in different countries at the time, so once again the start of their love story would have to wait. Fast forward to 2020, Marissa was evacuated from Grenada due to COVID-19, and decided to quarantine with her friends in South Florida. While she was there, Mason made sure to see her every day, and took her on their first "official" date. Several weeks later when the time came for her to go back to Jacksonville, he knew he could not let her go again. The two returned home together and made it official. As they start their next adventure in Virginia where Marissa will be stationed for the Army, they will continue to follow their hearts, and be together wherever life takes them.