Riley returned home from her LDS mission on May 6th, ready to trade name tags for textbooks and maybe, just maybe, a social life again. Two days later, her best friend, Emma Sorensen, decided it was time for Riley to dip her toes back into the wild world of dating. Luckily, Emma’s husband, Derek, had just the guy in mind. After a quick call to his buddy “Chugg,” Jacob agreed to what he assumed would be yet another “one-and-done” date. (Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.) From the very first outing, Jacob kept checking every one of Riley’s boxes—chivalry, charm, and an uncanny ability to make her laugh. And for Jacob, there was something different about Riley, too. With her, he could be completely himself, no act, no filter, and he quickly realized he was experiencing a kind of love he’d never known before. Riley knew long before he officially asked her to be his girlfriend that this was something special. Since that first blind date, the two have been inseparable, balancing college chaos, late-night study sessions, and countless inside jokes. Together, they’ve found more laughter, joy, and love than they ever could have imagined… and this is just the beginning.