Elliot and Jennifer met in September of 2019 when Jen was waiting tables at a local hotspot, Atrium (RIP!). Elliot was doing construction and production work for the owner of the restaurant at the time, and Jen was working her way through graduate school. Elliot, who was sitting in a booth with his work computer and coffee, helped Jen fix the table settings before the restaurant opened, and they locked eyes. A smile. A joke. A feeling. Back to work. That same night, as Elliot was out running work errands, Jen asked the host on duty -- a sweet and insanely intuitive man named Victor -- about Elliot, and he replied that "Elliot works for the owner, is British, and a really nice guy." As Victor walked away, Jen muttered something about Elliot also being a "total babe." Victor stopped in his tracks, and with a twinkle in his eye, he told Jen that Elliot had just asked about the "super hot and tall blonde girl." It was a match! While Victor attempted to subtly hint to Elliot that night that the "feeling was mutual," Jen needed something more direct and concrete. So she wrote a little note on the back of an old order with her phone number and a pitch to grab a drink or coffee. After confirming that the black Triumph motorcycle out front was definitely Elliot’s ride, she tucked the note inside a glove that was stuffed into his helmet. Long after Jen had clocked off, Elliot returned, ready to head home. He admits now that he thought the note inside his glove was trash and "almost threw it out." Lucky for both of them, he didn't. They met for coffee a week later, and over the course of a few months, they fell in love. The pandemic hit, and like many couples, their relationship also took a hit -- for 4 months in 2020, they went on their "solo travel" journeys, only to reunite with more honesty, conviction, love and warmth than ever before. They moved in together in 2021, adopted George in 2022, and at the very end of 2023, they welcomed baby Dyllan into the family. Elliot proposed under the stars in January of 2025 using a family ring. Jennifer said, "I'll marry you always." And here we are!