It's May of 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia (image above is from that fateful day).

Jake was hanging out with some newfound friends - a friendship sparked by a serendipitous meeting in the parking garage of the Gramercy at Buckhead - in the basement of the Gram, when in walked a sophisticated, cute young lady, Katherine. Kat (after recovering from the shock of laying eyes on a ridiculously handsome Jake) was distraught that these guys were ready to sit inside on a stunningly beautiful Saturday drinking cheap light beer, so she rallied the troops to a great day bopping around Atlanta.

The two of them became close friends and spent the next few months together in the company of an amazing group of friends. However, before their romance had the proper chance to bud, Kat jetted off to New York City in July for the highfalutin Manhattan lifestyle.

They remained in touch, and were very obviously into each other despite the distance (which apparently makes the heart grow fonder). Fast forward ~two years, many texts, and a few trips, to the summer of '19 when Jake decided to follow in her footsteps and take a job in the Big Apple. They made it official that summer and the rest, as they say, is history.