Tori and Austin started dating shortly after being introduced to each other in December of 2017. Austin was playing baseball at Barton College at the time and Tori went to Meredith College. Tori took every chance she could to catch Austin's baseball games!

Tori and Austin were long distance from 2019 - 2023 but always made effort to spend time together and support each other. Meredith College had lots of traditions and Austin participated in quite a few - including multiple formals!

In the midst of COVID in 2020, Austin graduated from Martin Community College and began his career as an electrician!

Exactly one year later, Tori graduated from Meredith College with her degrees in Accounting and Marketing and began her career at Lenovo. This began a new phase in Tori and Austin's relationship as "real adults"!

Throughout their relationship, Tori and Austin have loved taking various trips together and with their friends and family. Austin is an avid golfer so their trip in July of 2022 to Hilton Head with friends stands out as a favorite memory together!

After 5.5 years of dating and sharing lots of memories together, Austin got down on one knee and proposed to Tori in August of 2023 at Zinc House Winery in Durham, NC. She of course said yes without any hesitation and they began planning their wedding and getting excited about their next phase together - marriage! Austin and Tori are so excited to celebrate their wedding with their family and friends on April 26, 2025!