Gallery

Starting with March 15th, 2025! The best day of our lives! The day Jake asked Ella to marry her!

Now rewinding back to our first photo we ever took together at the “Pikeadellic” function! This is the night Jake told Ella he wanted to pursue her and continue going on dates.

This selfie was taken right after Jake asked Ella to be his girlfriend on October 7th, 2022!

In January 2023 we went on a trip to Salt Lake City and we went skiing at Solitude Ski Resort. On this trip we both said "I love you" for the first time!

In March 2023 we took a trip to Jake’s favorite city Chicago for Pike’s formal!

In April 2023 we won the doubles Intramural tennis championship and our love for playing and watching tennis together has only grown since!

In August 2023 we went to Michigan for the first time together. A place that was already special to Jake became somewhere that we now both love!

In August 2023 we went to our first NFL game together. Contrary to the photo Jake has now been converted to the good side. Go Pats!

Us at a Razorback football game in September 2023! We love going to Arkansas football and basketball games together!

On Fall Break in 2023 we took a trip with friends to Colorado and climbed the infamous Manitou Incline staircase together!

November 2023 at pi phi’s arrow ball function! Throughout college we ended up going to 17 functions together!

For Spring Break 2024 we went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic. It was our first time getting to do ministry together and it was beautiful getting to watch God work through each other.

In May 2024 Jake graduated college a year early! Now he is working at Arvest as a financial systems analyst.

In Summer 2024 Ella interned at Samaritan’s Purse in North Caroline and Jake came out for a week to visit her. It is still one of our most favorite trips together!

In October 2024 we went to Florida to visit our friend Aubrey and to see one of our favorite artists Rex Orange County in concert!

This moment had to be documented as Jake earned best boyfriend ever award for wearing his least favorite team’s NFL jersey in order to dress up as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for Ella’s 22nd!

In December 2024 we took a trip for the holiday’s with Ella’s family to NYC and it was magical. This is also where Jake asked Ella’s mom for her blessing to marry her!

February 2025 we went to our first ATP 500 tournament in Dallas and saw some of our favorite tennis players live!

Fresh off the engagement high in April 2024 we ran our first half marathon “together” aka Jake placed in the top ten of the whole race and Ella ran in about 30 minutes later!

In May 2025 Ella graduated college! She is now doing a residency program at Fellowship Bible Church and working at the Benton County Courthouse as a Deputy Clerk. She starts law school in August!

In May we also went to our first Thunder playoff game together. Game 5 against the Nuggets and needless to say it was electric!

In June 2025 we were in our first wedding together for two of our best friends Jenna and Brady! Weddings replaced functions for us and before our own wedding we will have gone to 16 together!

In September 2025 we went back to Michigan for the 2nd time and fell back in love with it all over again!