Bryce Andresen grew up in Fort Dodge, IA with his parents Stuart and Julie Andresen. Prior to graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High he joined the Navy and was stationed active duty in Kings Bay, GA from 2012-2016. After serving 4 years active duty he moved back to Iowa and attended Iowa Central Community College where he received Associate Degree in 2018. Upon graduating he transferred to Iowa State University where he got his Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Ecology with a minor in Criminal Justice in 2021. During his time back in Iowa he remained in the Navy Reserves. He was later deployed to Djibouti, Africa in 2022. Little did he know 4 months after deploying he would meet the love of his life in a modern day love story on Tinder.

Jessica Stackhouse grew up in Waterloo, IA with her parents Kent and Deb Stackhouse and her little sister Brooke Stackhouse. After graduating from Waterloo West High she went on to receive her Associate Degree from Kirkwood Community College in 2019. Soon after she started her career at Rotech Healthcare where she discovered she enjoyed the administration part of healthcare which led her to go back to school. She continued her career and took online classes through Southern New Hampshire University. She graduated in 2023 with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a minor in Human Resources. While focusing on her career and taking online classes she didn’t have much time for dating which ended her up on Tinder. This is where she met a guy deployed half way across the world in Africa that wouldn’t take up much of her time…. So she thought.