What started as a brief moment at a high school dance turned into something much more, years later. After both finding their way back home—Lee during the COVID years and Carolyn after losing her condo in a fire—they reconnected online and quickly realized the timing was finally right.

Laidback by nature and grounded in a deep sense of partnership, their relationship grew with ease. A trip to San Francisco brought things full circle, where Lee proposed at the very spot they had once placed a love lock.

Now, with their one-year-old son Palmer, their greatest adventure yet, they’ve discovered that parenthood has brought out the very best in their teamwork—and in each other.