We met at a dinner party for a mutual friend during our second year at UC Santa Barbara. After dinner ended, we all went to grab some ice cream at McConnell's in Santa Barbara. It was obvious from our first conversation that we had chemistry and it didn't take very long after that for us to make it official on December 8th of that year.
After a series of dates throughout the week to places such as Aquarium of the Pacific, Darius planned to propose that Saturday. Darius recruited Jenna's brother Kory to help with the proposal plan. Kory told Jenna that he needed some help with a photoshoot at Thousand Steps Beach in Laguna Beach. Meanwhile, some of Jenna and Darius' friends and family were gathered back at their home for an engagement party.