Jess and Andrew met 4th of July weekend of 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. Jess was living at her off campus college apartment that summer completing her first fieldwork placement for her occupational therapy degree, and Andrew was living in another building after moving out on his own. Unknowingly, Andrew lived in the building behind Jess.

The Friday of 4th of July weekend, Jess decided that she was going to go for a dip in the neighborhood pool after work. Andrew was there with his friends and eventually roped her into their conversation. When it came time to leave the pool, Andrew asked Jess for her phone number. Andrew and Jess then set up their first date the following week and continued to talk over the next 2 months. Though Andrew will say he was sure they were an official couple after a few weeks, they made their relationship "official" on August 31st, 2020 after Jess built up the courage to admit Andrew was the one.

Sharing the same sense of humor, goofiness, love of craft beer and travel, Jess and Andrew began their adventure together. Jess told Andrew she did not want to stay in PA following graduation from OT school in 2021, and Andrew happily told her he would go wherever she went. They spent 2 and a half years in South Carolina before moving back to PA in September of 2024 and realized they had become each other's home no matter where they were living.

Andrew proposed on July 18th, 2024 during their summer vacation at Jess' favorite place: her aunt's house in upstate New York. The proposal was intimate, with just the two of them present; they went for a walk and facetimed Jess' mom and Andrew's parents after the proposal and before returning back to Jess' aunt's house where the annual family reunion was taking place, waiting to be congratulated and celebrated by her dad's family. They could not be more excited to celebrate this next chapter of their lives with their family and friends!

A&J

Wedding Day