Our journey begins at a restaurant called the Ale House in Columbia back in April of 2017. Hannah started working at the Ale House that April, whereas Xavier had already been working there for over 3 years.

We quickly became friends, and soon after very close friends. After about 7 months of a close friendship, with the love and care that we had grown between us, we became a couple.

In the beginning of our relationship, though we each still lived with our parents, we spent a lot of time with each other. Dates at the arcade, lunches and dinners, sporting events, traveling, or just hanging out at Hannah's parents' house, we spent the majority of our time with one another. Early on, we both realized that we each loved pets, so we started pet-sitting together for friends and family, and that was another great way for us to spend time together.

Fast forward a few years, and we bought our first house together in 2021. Everyone knew our house wouldn't feel like a home until we got a pup of our own.. so we rescued our girl Bailey in the Spring of 2022.

During the Summer of 2023, Xavier asked Hannah's parents for their blessing. Xavier finalized his proposal plans and decided to propose in Myrtle Beach (where Hannah's parents live), with Bailey and Rex (Hannah's family dog).

We have known that we would be together forever since early on in our dating journey, but we look forward to making everything official with all of the people who have supported us as individuals and as a couple! <3

H&X