Maddy and Brian met at Wittenberg University. Right before Christmas break in 2015, fate brought them together. Their good friends introduced them, then mysteriously vanished, leaving the two to talk for hours. At the end of the night, they knew they wanted to meet again. They just clicked.

On their first date, they saw Christmas lights in downtown Springfield, Ohio, and enjoyed ice cream. Many dates later, the two became a couple when Brian asked Maddy to be his girlfriend on January 29th.

On September 2, 2018, Maddy and Brian enjoyed the company of Brian’s mom, grandma, and brother. Brien decided to surprise Maddy with the ring by hiding its box in one of the to-go cupcake boxes they went to buy from their favorite cupcake store.
When they finally returned, everyone was excited to get some cupcakes. Maddy opened her cookie dough cupcake box and saw a ring box! Brian took her outside and popped the question! She said yes!

Maddy and Brian started planning their wedding. They chose Camp Brosius at Elkhart Lake in Wisconsin. Maddy worked at the camp in the summer for years and loved the place so much that she and Brian thought it could be the perfect middle-ground location between Ohio, where Brin’s family lives, and Minnesota, where Maddy’s family resides, for the two families to come.