Paige and Jared’s story has been ten years in the making — though the exact beginning is hard to define. Long before they knew it, their lives were quietly overlapping. They grew up surrounded by mutual friends, yet neither realized how many threads were already tying their worlds together. Jared insists they met when they were very young, but the first time both of them remember meeting was at age 14, hanging out with friends. After that day, Jared texted their mutual friend Taylor to ask who Paige was — a small moment that, in hindsight, feels like the start of something meant to be. It wasn’t until January of 2016 that fate — and their friend Sophie — officially brought them together. Sophie introduced them, and by May they were spending more and more time with each other. That summer, their connection grew deeper, and by August 2016, they officially started dating. What began as an invisible string connecting two teenagers has turned into a decade-long love story — one built on laughter, friendship, and the kind of connection that only grows stronger with time. Now, after all these years, Paige and Jared are so excited to begin the next chapter of their lives together, and to celebrate the day that two 16 year olds only dreamed of.