Photo Credit: Makayla Rogers Photography

Jacki and Cole met Freshman Year of College. Starting as friends they went on an accidental date to grab dinner, saw a movie and continued the night with a walk back from Providence Place Mall where they both realized they were better off as friends. In the following two years they'd exchange casual greetings across campus or in passing only to meet again three years later through the mutual friends who happened to know each other at a bar. With friendship as a foundation, Cole volunteered to teach Jacki how to drive his manual Dodge Dart. After that one and only driving lesson, the couple shared many more mini dates that deepened that appreciation for each other. Mutual respect, care, and excitement for the next chance to spend time together has developed into a long, lovingly deep connection of shared interests, staying kids at heart with as much laughter as possible, and conversations that feel as though they last forever. When the couple weds in October of 2025 among their closest family and friends, they'll have been together nearly seven years and are so excited to continue their lives together as a newly minted Mr. and Mrs.