Friends since kindergarten, the pair from New Berlin, Illinois, went through high school together but didn't start dating until they were about to part ways for college - Ashley to the University of Illinois Springfield, Joel to Monmouth.
But even now, after at least five years together, the ribbing has not subsided.
"We have yet to escape the teasing,'' Ashley told the State Journal-Register, "but we have fully embraced our nickname."
They were in fifth grade when a motivational speaker visited their school and, after meeting the children, noticed how well their names worked together.
"He started to laugh out loud and pronounced we were 'Burger King'."
