Our Story
How We Met
Avery and Autumn met at a very young age, having been family friends and growing up in the same community. They began preschool together at Latta Elementary School in 2009. It was there that they grew up together, almost always in the same class, and a friendship between the two was formed. In 2017, Autumn moved to a new church where she quickly found comfort in Avery's familiar face. The two quickly became best friends, which soon turned into a crush. They became inseparable—if one was there, the other was too. From youth group activities to fishing and hunting every chance they got, they were always coming up with any excuse to be together. The two then began to date and were together all through high school, hitting milestones together such as proms, graduations, and starting college. They were beside each other through it all.
The Proposal
Avery had always said Autumn would never know when he was going to propose. This, of course, was agony for Autumn, awaiting the day he would finally ask. On December 15th, 2024, while putting up the Christmas tree in Avery's new house, Avery slipped an ornament on the tree without Autumn knowing. As she went to straighten out some ribbons on the tree, she caught a glimpse of an unfamiliar ornament. She turned it around to see the words "Autumn, will you marry me?" written out. Of course, she said YES, and Avery pulled off the surprise he always said it would be.