Although we were both born and raised in Grand Rapids, we actually met in Gulf Shores, Alabama on spring break in 2011. We were awkward, brace-faced sixteen-year-olds. Our first encounter was in an elevator at the resort that we were both staying in. No words were exchanged, but I (Molly) thought he was cute and my friend and I nicknamed him "elevator boy". Days went by with no sight of "elevator boy" until one fateful night when we were in the hot tub and low and behold, "elevator boy" and his friends got in as well. Being fellow West Michiganders, we all instantly became friends and spent the next few days hanging out together. The last night we were there, Jake and I hit it off and spent the night talking on the beach for hours. Jake asked me for my number at the end of the night and agreed to meet up once we were back in Grand Rapids. We started dating a few weeks later, and the rest is history!