- Logan Schultz and Wil Warner have known each other for most of their lives
- The North Carolina locals were briefly neighbors when they were very young, and often had playdates together
- One memorable moment was when Schultz, at age 2, and Warner, at age 3, were captured in a photo in 2003, sitting together at a kids’ play table
- So, after getting engaged in April 2024, the couple’s parents decided to recreate the photo
Logan Schultz and Wil Warner have known each other for most of their lives. The North Carolina locals were briefly neighbors when they were very young and often had playdates together. One memorable moment was when Schultz, at age 2, and Warner, at age 3, were captured in a photo in 2003, sitting together at a kids’ play table.
As the years passed, the two eventually lost touch. However, thanks to several family connections and many mutual friends, they reconnected during college one summer. Despite Schultz, now 24, attending the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Warner, now 25, being at The Citadel at the time, fate brought them together.
From the moment they reunited at the beach and spent a few days out on a boat, the rest was history — they’ve been inseparable ever since.
“We just match each other perfectly and truly feel like each other’s best friend,” Schultz, who works in medical device sales, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “As more time has passed and more ‘life’ has happened, we’ve developed such a close relationship and special bond — I couldn’t imagine where we’d be without one another.”
Last April, Warner got down on one knee and proposed to Schultz right where it all began — on the boat. Their families, along with some close friends, were there, watching from the dock. It was a perfect yet incredibly surreal day.
Not long after, the couple’s moms were chatting when they came up with an idea: they’d use the kids’ table where one of their favorite photos of them together as children was taken for their engagement party. “We knew that we wanted to use it in some regard during our wedding festivities,” Schultz shares. “Side note: my mama keeps everything and loves pictures.”
“It was honestly really funny — seeing how small we both were in the old pictures of us as babies to now barely fitting in the seats!” Schultz adds. “It was definitely a staple at our engagement party and something that our guests surely won’t forget about us.”
At the party, their parents snapped a photo of Schultz and Warner sitting at the table, recreating the old photo from 22 years ago. Looking at the photo, Schultz says what resonated the most is that she and Warner have truly stood the test of time.
“Even though we weren’t present in each other’s lives as we grew up, our paths somehow managed to cross again as we got older — leading us right back to one another,” she says.
“The Little Tikes table is definitely a symbol of where we came from and, most definitely, a nod to our parents for always being so supportive and thoughtful when it comes to making this season of our lives so memorable and special,” she adds.
Not long after, Schultz shared a side-by-side of the two photos on TikTok. Soon, she watched as the TikTok went viral, amassing more than 635,000 views. “from then to now!!!” she captioned the post. “who would’ve thought!!?!? can’t believe my mama kept this for all of these years 🥹❤️ we go WAY back 🤣😅.”
“I had NO clue that the video would go viral,” the bride-to-be says. “I love making videos of things that I enjoy, places that I’ve been, or just sharing what’s going on in my life at the moment — posting on social media definitely gives me a glimpse of my own memories to look back on. But to wake up and see that my video had gone viral? Insane!”
“It’s been really fun reading through the comments seeing so many reactions to the video: especially seeing companies like VISA and Carnival have commented, which was really cool,” she adds. “Some people even thought that Wil and I were siblings, or even thought that we somehow have an arranged marriage … which definitely gave us a good laugh.”
While the couple is still unsure if they’ll use the nostalgic table in their wedding, Schultz says she doesn’t foresee them getting rid of it anytime soon.
“Maybe we’ll use it in the future with our own children,” she says.
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