The love story of Jess and Luke begins in one of the world’s finest and most romantic establishments: Booster Juice.

The two met in 2010 while blending “Bananas-a Whey”, juicing wheatgrass shots and “accidentally” making too many “Strawberry Sunshines” so they could drink the leftovers. While they were both busy working, playing sports, and (unfortunately) dating other individuals, the timing was not right for their love story to begin, but they became friends and even developed small crushes for each other. After they graduated from high school and left their jobs at Booster Juice, sadly falling out of touch, Luke went off to Laurier and Jess to Queen’s in pursuit of undergraduate degrees. After university, both Jess and Luke caught the travel bug and ventured around the world. Jess lived the ski bum life out West for a few years before venturing to Australia for a working holiday year, and Luke to Austria for an exchange semester at the end of his undergrad, before continuing his travels throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and eventually settling in London, England for work. While the two thoroughly enjoyed their travels, as the threat of Covid’s lockdown loomed, they decided to return home and move back in with their parents.

As restrictions lifted in April 2022, Jess and Luke decided to test the dating market and downloaded the dating app “Hinge”. A few weeks later, Jess was having wine with one of her good friends when she decided to open the app and have a scroll. When, lo and behold, her handsome ex-Booster Juice colleague’s profile appeared. Excited, Jess quickly reached out to another close friend (and also ex-Booster Juice employee), Jordan, asking how she should approach reconnecting with Luke. Jordan took one for the team and followed him on Instagram to try and put in a good word for Jess. But while the two of them were scheming this plan, they both unknowingly followed Luke at the same time, sending back-to-back notifications to his phone.

That night, Luke was out at the Raptors basketball game with friends. At halftime, he took out his phone and saw the two notifications. Realizing this couldn’t be a coincidence, Luke started a conversation with Jordan and subtly (not so subtly) asked about Jess and her current relationship status. Matchmaker Jordan went to work and encouraged him to reach out. A few text messages later, the two were set to meet at Brothers Brewery in downtown Guelph for a drink.

As Jess and Luke arrived around 7:30pm, they sat across from one another and picked up conversation right where they left off. As one beer turned to two, they carried on laughing and storytelling until they realized they were the only two left in the bar. Never bothering to check their phones or the time, the waitress came by to let them know that it was 1 o’clock in the morning and they would soon be closing. They couldn’t believe how quickly their time together had passed and how they didn’t want the night to end. But this would be the beginning of the rest of their lives together.

Jess and Luke continued to date, getting to know each other's friends and family, attending many weddings together, and Jess getting dragged to numerous triathlon races. While Luke had been telling his closest friends since the beginning that he was meant to marry Jess, in the fall of 2023, he planned a trip to one of her favourite places in the world, Canmore, Alberta, to propose.

The two of them arrived, and as they reached the top of the mountain overlooking Lake Louise, Luke began his proposal, and Jess said “Yes!” before he even had a chance to ask.

Since that day in September 2023, we have been overwhelmed by the love and support we have received from all of you, our closest friends and family. It truly means the world and we cannot thank you enough. We are incredibly excited to celebrate our love with all of you in just a few short months. Let the countdown begin… and make sure to bring your dancing shoes!

Love,

Jess and Luke

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