For those who have heard this story one too many times, please explore the rest of the site. For everyone else, it goes a little something like this.... Jake and Ellie attended UCSB together. Jake was a grade below and old for his grade due to being a December baby, Ellie was a year above and young for her grade given that she's a November baby - barely making the school year cutoff. They were both in Greek life (Jake in Alpha Tau Omega, Ellie in Alpha Chi Omega) and they both dated other members of each other's houses throughout college.. in other words, they were in the same room together more times than they could count. While they were aware of each other's existence, they never spoke a single word to each other throughout those 3 years of being at the same university. Fast forward to 2021, the peak of a global pandemic and remote work, Jake and Ellie both decided to move to Oahu (still without knowing each other). Ellie thought she had seen a familiar face while out with her new friends several times, but decided to carry on with her night. Then, on June 19th 2021, Jake and Ellie both attended the same birthday party and Ellie decided this had to be more than a coincidence at this point. She said hello, they both recognized each other, and they've been inseparable ever since. They lived together on Oahu for 3 years, until moving back to the mainland in 2024, and spending a year living with the Lams. They recently got their first mainland apartment together in Santa Monica, where they plan to stay for the near future and kick off the next chapter of married life.