Amelia traveled to California for a temporary school occupational therapist job and started attending Jesse's church, near where he grew up and works as an engineer on the navy base. They met in September 2022 and gradually got to know each other through weekly church events and through time with friends hiking, playing sports, etc. They began talking more when they were paired up in their bible study group for a New Year's resolution activity. After some time Jesse asked Amelia to go out for some gelato and the rest is history.