We're Getting Married!

2008: The summer before senior year of high school, both Jen and Aria enrolled in summer school to get some boring high school electives out of the way. They were from different school districts but were placed in the same Principles in Government class. The class was boring, but Aria thought Jennifer was very pretty and found many excuses to talk with her. Things were looking good for him, until Jen used the phrase "my boyfriend...." Regardless, they became good friends that summer. 2009: Senior year of high school, Jen (now single) asked Aria to go to the senior ball with her, but tragically he was the one in a relationship now, and was going to prom with his new girlfriend that day. They both went to college shortly after (Aria in Toronto, Jen in Geneseo) and, like any good love story, they lost touch for a couple of years. 2012: Aria texted Jen out of the blue and they reconnected the summer before senior year of college. They went on many hikes that summer, during which time Aria discovered Jen was newly single. The timing was finally right, so Aria took his chance and asked her out before summer was over. They ended up dating long-distance for the first year of their relationship. Jen would drive from Geneseo to Toronto every month to visit Aria at college (Aria did not have a car). She had a very old car, so almost every trip caused car trouble, but she was determined to see Aria despite this. 2013: Aria and Jen graduated from college, and they reunited back in Rochester for a few years while deciding what to do with their careers. 2017: Aria and Jen then spent another two years long-distance while Jen completed her master's degree at PA school. Now it was Aria's turn to drive and visit Jen every month. The long distance in addition to the academic rigor of PA school made it a difficult two years, but luckily for Jen, Aria was extremely supportive and understanding throughout that time.

2019: After two difficult years of long-distance, Jen finally graduated from PA school. Aria's generous graduation gift was a trip to Ireland. One day they did a scenic drive called the Ring of Kerry and stopped at many beautiful places along the way. One of these places was Derrynane Beach. They walked along the beach until they got to a more secluded area. Aria started flying his drone around to take in the beautiful landscape, and then...surprise! He proposed to Jen, catching it on film. They walked away from the beach both extremely excited to start the next chapter of their lives together.