Abby and Jake met by chance. They both happened to be at Zella, a local establishment in Chicago, one warm night back in August of 2012. As the story goes, Jake was finishing up dinner with his friends and Abby was hosting her childhood friend Stephanie who was visiting for the first time to Chicago. Jake spotted Abby across the room and decided to approach her. He introduced himself, started with a little small talk and then threw in "Would you ever date anyone shorter than you?" Abby, who normally is asked "how tall are you" responded with "why are you asking me that?" They continued to talk and Abby gave Jake her number, as he had promised to take her out on a fabulous date. Jake, a man of his word, followed up that next week and (after canceling the initial date for Wednesday) they had their first date the following Friday night at Rise on Southport, which is now their favorite sushi place. After 5.5 years of dating, countless sushi dates, becoming dog parents and home owners, Jake proposed to Abby on NYE 2017. They look forward to celebrating the close of this year and the start of next on December 31st 2018!