Misti and Kent Stephenson started dating just four months before the day that changed Kent's life forever: June 9, 2009.

The two Texans were introduced by Kent's cousin and Misti's best friend, Jesi Beck, in college. Those four short months later, Kent was in a motocross accident that resulted in paralysis from the chest down .

There have been several moments when I realized Misti was the one, Kent said. We have experienced so many challenges together in life, and we always overcome them -- together.