In March 2018, a mutual friend introduced us through a social media app. At the time Brianna was a junior at Trevecca Nazarene University and I was a senior at Liberty University. We "snapchatted" and text for about 8 months getting to know one other when I decided it was time to meet face-to-face. The first weekend of November I flew out to Nashville, TN to see Brianna for the first time. That weekend was homecoming for Trevecca, so the first time we saw one another was at one of her basketball games. Our first date was later that night where we ended the evening back at the gym. I had been bragging for 8 months about my basketball abilities so she suggested we play a game of horse. The game did not go well for me but that night could not have gone better. After that weekend we texted, facetimed, and snapchatted more often. From there, we met in in Johnson City, TN twice before I made my second trip to Nashville in December of that year. That trip we decided to start dating and our lives have never been the same! The majority of our relationship has been long distance and making weekend trips to see one another as often as we can. Although long distance is not easy, we know that it has made us stronger in our faith and prepared us for the future. With that being said, we are so looking forward to marriage and being together! Jake + Brianna