Jared and CJ went to Paradise Valley High School together since 2016. They knew of each other from mutual friends but never crossed paths. Jared started messaging CJ on Snapchat during the Spring of 2018. CJ tried hard to ignore any feelings she had for Jared but he was persistent. On July 4th theyfinally connected a party. From that moment on they were inseparable. They started officially dating a few days after.

Jared and CJ had been together for 4 years. Jared worked with the photographer they have been working with for 2 years. They planned a surprise shoot in the mountains to pop the question.