Athena and Jordan are a Tinder success story! Despite only living 2 houses down from each other in Orono, Maine in early in 2020, they did not meet until later that year. Athena was originally planning to leave Maine when her lease was next up in Spring 2021; Jordan was at the University of Maine getting his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering Technology. There was only about 5 miles between the two of them. Neither of them expected anything to come of the infamous dating app; after a week or so of talking Jordan asked Athena to come over and he would make food….it was Taco Tuesday! It was a fun night, they laughed a lot, and it was evident they would be seeing each other again. Jordan and Athena continued to hang out. Even though Athena is from the DC area and Jordan is from Northern Maine, they have so much in common and simultaneously balance each others differences. Athena spent Thanksgiving and Christmas 2020 excitedly telling her friends and family about the young man from Maine she was seeing. Jordan’s parents picked up that he was looking at his phone and smiling or laughing. In December 2020, they made it official. By the end of January 2021, Athena was heading to Aroostook County, to Jordan’s hometown of Houlton, Maine to meet the family. Jordan met Athena’s parents as they came to visit her in Maine frequently. Both sets of loved ones not only approved, but welcomed the partner into the family with open arms. Spending most nights at the others home, it was clear the next step was to move in together. So in June of 2021, Jordan, Athena, and their dog Ruby moved in to a home in Orono. Time flew by, as it does. November 2022, Jordan and his sister Maggie planned a photo shoot so that Jordan and Athena could give family pictures of them for Christmas. He was also planning to propose. Athena had an inkling of suspicion that Jordan might propose, but Jordan did a good job at playing it off. After about 15/20 minutes of pictures, Maggie started recording. It took Athena at least 30-45 seconds to figure out that Jordan was trying to propose. She was intent on doing cheesy poses… Jordan asked Athena to marry him on November 11th 2022 and the journey has continued since. Now living in Vassalboro, Jordan works as an Engineer I at Power Engineers in Hallowell, Maine and Athena is working at the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services doing Child Support Enforcement. They also added a furry friend, Happy the Jack Russell/Daushund mix to the family. They ask you to attend their special day and share in their love. Close friends and family from all over, we look forward to you joining us in Hermon Maine at the Morgan Hill Event Center for a ceremony and reception/dinner to follow.