We both worked for the same company, at different locations. One week, Courtney came to help out at Jake's site. We had an instant connection, and both of us went home and told our friends about the "cute guy/girl at work." Jake asked Courtney to attend Zoolights with him on December 17th. A few weeks later, Jake drunkenly announced at a Christmas party that Courtney was his girlfriend, and we've been together ever since.

Courtney had planned a weekend getaway to Fort Worden State Park. It had been a stressful few weeks and we both needed some time to ourselves. Jake saw the opportunity to finally give Courtney the ring that had been burning a hole in his pocket for the last four months. On the windy beach that afternoon, Jake propped up his phone against a piece of driftwood, and recorded a video of Courtney agreeing to spend the rest of their lives together.