On a dark and stormy brewfest in the Mad River Valley, a guy saw a girl in a bar. Jack and Alex connected on a love for skiing, books, and ties to New York. A week later, Alex was on summer break at a Mets game and Jack took the subway there, without a ticket, and found his way to the seat next to her. That summer, Alex and Jack were inseparable. They fell in love while hiking Camel's Hump, Citibiking through the East Village of NYC, and beach-bumming in Montauk. Over the next year and a half, they pledged "ain't no mountain high enough" as they grew ever closer despite their Vermont to Michigan distance. On April 11, 2018, while walking through their favorite park in Ann Arbor, MI, Jack got down on one knee and asked Alex to spend her life with him. She said yes!