Jake and Annie’s love story began two and a half years ago when Robert (Jake’s cousin) and Taylor (Annie’s college roommate) were [FINALLY] getting married. Christie Kay (Jake’s aunt) said she had a blonde soccer player from Florida she wanted Jake to meet. The two hit it off over Rum Dums and talked until sunrise. As fate would have it, work took Jake to Jacksonville twice over the next few weeks where they went on their first date. Fast forward a couple months, and they were flying between Washington, DC and Jacksonville more and more frequently to spend time together. After a year and a half of long distance, and many miles flown, Annie moved to DC. On May 29th, 2020 they were at Jake’s parent’s house on Lake Cherokee in East TN going on a “family hike” when Jake proposed to Annie. They celebrated the engagement with family and friends and are excited to celebrate with everyone on July 16th, 2022!