Jacob and Emily first met during their freshman year at Spring Hill College in a microbiology lab in Spring 2018. They were paired together as lab partners, thanks to a mutual friend and an odd number of students in the class Although they met early in college, their love story didn’t begin until senior year in Spring 2021. While taking biochemistry together, they started studying together, which quickly turned into spending more time together outside of class. Before long, he asked her out on their first date at a park near campus.