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We're (finally) getting married!

Payton Mannen

and

Derek Jackson Jr.

October 11, 2026

Oregon City, OR
189 days189 d10 hours10 h45 minutes45 min46 seconds46 s

How we Met

We've survived puberty, long distance, and parenthood, so marriage should be easy, right?

It all started back in 8th grade PE class, nothing says romance like middle school gym shorts and tackling in soccer games. We became friends that summer going into high school, bonding over our shared interest in each other (and probably mutual embarrassment about those PE uniforms). Then, in September of freshman year, Derek officially asked Payton out, and somehow, through the entirety of high school, we stuck it out together. From the teenage growing pains and bad hair, to long-distance through college, we’ve truly been through it all. Since then, we’ve added a dog, a baby, and about a million inside jokes to our love story, and now, after years of laughter, lessons, and late-night taco bell, we’re finally getting married!