Jenn and Jim ended up meeting the old fashioned way (aka not online)- at a friend's birthday party! Their mutual friend Kayla had actually met Jim a few months earlier when she met her boyfriend, but they didn't end up at the same event until her birthday pool party. Jim used facebook to friend Jenn and get her number so he could ask her out. Both of them had crazy schedules and Jim went out of town for a bit so the only night that worked was the Monday night he got back in town. To make a nice dinner date work, he actually changed his flight to get in early! To their disappointment, his flight was delayed and he ended up getting in later than his original flight. Jenn agreed to pick him up from the airport and they just went for a few drinks at Re:public. Luckily the first date went well since Jim bought tickets to see Book of Mormon later that week. It actually went so well that they decided to set up a sailing date for a few days later. They finally got to go to the Italian restaurant Jim had planned for the first date on their 1 year anniversary :)

Fast forward to the engagement! Jim had Kayla plan a "dinner date" for the four of them and decided to all meet at Re:public (the scene of the first date). They had a cocktail while waiting for Kayla and Andrew and as time went by and they still weren't there, Jenn started to text them and that's when Jim revealed they were not coming. He then proceeded to get down on one knee and asked Jenn to marry him- lots of sweet words were spoken and the answer was an excited YES! :) He even set up a sneaky paparazzi to capture the moment (thanks Colby!). More surprises were ahead when they arrived at the next place for dinner and Kayla, Andrew, Kristine, and Colby were waiting to celebrate. Post- dinner the party continued and other friends met up to wish them well with sparklers and bubbly! It was the perfect night!