Jake and I met at a New Years Eve party in 2016 that was hosted by myself, Haylee, and Lark. I had asked Lark if her boyfriend at the time had any hot single friends to bring along to the party, and she immediately said she would work on it. As any best friend would do, Lark showed me a few pictures of the potential hot friend beforehand to gain my approval and when she showed me a picture of Jake I couldn't get over his smile. A few hours later, after multiple outfit changes, Jake walked into the party with his hat on backwards and that smile. Naturally, I immediately pretended like I didn't know he existed, and talked to anyone and everyone else. Finally, I couldn't pretend I wasn't interested anymore and went to introduce myself. From that point on we were inseparable... Fast forward 5+ years of a long distance relationship, countless hours on facetime, and two deployments, Jake and I are now living in Carlsbad, California with our dog Charlie. We can't wait to celebrate our special day with you all back in Iowa, just a few short miles from where it all began.