John and Jessie met at – where else – a crossfit gym in Dallas. For weeks John had been making subtle attempts to ask Jessie on a date. It was not till a night in Feb 2015, when Jessie and John were at dinner with a group of friends, that Jessie began to come around. That night John finally asked Jessie out, and won the date that he had been after. On their first date at Henry's Majestic, John and Jessie closed down the restaurant with talking and laughter. At the beginning of their second night out at a friend's birthday party, John had prefaced that he had another party that night as well, and "could only stay a while." Jessie eyed the clock, but as the night went on John clearly wasn't going anywhere. Two years and a dog later, John still clearly isn't going anywhere!

John had planned to propose to Jessie on their long-awaited trip to Iceland. And despite a flight delay, a layover, rescheduling of treks and bad weather, he continued to not be dismayed. When heavy fog on the last day threatened John's planned-on mountain top proposal, it was up to their goofy French guide to determine an alternative center stage. When John got the thumbs up from the Frenchman amidst smoky obsidian covered lava fields, he dropped to his knee and gave Jessie the happiest surprise of her lifetime!