Nicole and Jess met online at the very beginning of 2021 when Jess liked a picture of Nicole wearing matching Christmas pajamas with her dog. They matched and when they started talking the conversation continued easily. In February 2021, they decided to finally meet in person. They’ve been together ever since and haven’t looked back.

Nicole and Jess both knew they wanted to get engaged and picked out matching rings together, but the details of the actual engagement were up to Nicole. Nicole decided to propose on December 30, 2024 during their fourth annual traditional trip of visiting the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. Although Jess knew an engagement was coming, she didn’t expect it to happen on that trip and was happily surprised.