Madeline and Jackson met in 2011 in middle school band class in Sacramento. Jackson played percussion and Madeline played clarinet. They lost touch after middle school but reconnected almost 7 years later on social media. This was the summer Madeline’s family was moving to Chicago so there was a lot of question about what that would mean for their relationship. They decided they would try keeping in touch long distance - they did just this, visiting each other every two months until they finished their degrees. Around the three month mark they decided they were officially together and have been together ever since 2018. In 2021 they finally ended their long distance relationship and moved in together in Portland Oregon. They adopted a kitten named Pippin in the winter of 2021 and later adopted another cat named Delilah in 2022. In 2023 they took a trip to visit friends in LA and decided they needed to travel more together. When they got back to Portland they booked tickets to Amsterdam and this was when Jackson decided to propose on this trip. Jackson proposed on a private boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam and that brings us to today, getting married in the fall of 2025!