In May of 2018, Stephen opened a dating app on his phone and swiped right. A couple days later, Jess also swiped right. Yay - they matched! The first date took place at the Capital Grille in Back Bay, Boston. They hit it off and went on a couple more dates before Stephen loaded up his car and permanently moved to Florida. The couple decided to give long distance dating a shot, not knowing if it would work. Guess what? It did! In fact, it worked so well that on New Year’s Eve 2018, Jess followed Stephen to the Sunshine State! In December 2021, Stephen popped the question at Demen’s Landing Park in downtown St. Petersburg and Jess said yes! “We are excited to finally announce our wedding date and we can’t wait to celebrate with all of you!” - Love, J&S