Jake and Kayla met at Western Beaver Jr/Sr High School at the end of Jake's sophomore year and Kayla's freshman year. Jake had seen Kayla at marching band practice and in the halls between classes on a number of occasions, but it was at the spring band banquet where Kayla truly caught Jake's attention. After some sage advice from his dad, Jake worked up the courage to ask Kayla out on a date. And as anyone would guess... she said no.

It wasn't until the last week of summer vacation before Jake's junior year and Kayla's sophomore year that Kayla agreed to go out for ice cream with Jake. There was an instant connection between the two. As soon as Kayla got into the car to go with Jake, there was laughing and teasing between the two that reflected a level of comfort that would soon turn into a love for one another. After a few months of flirting and a few more dates, Jake asked Kayla if she would be his girlfriend at Kayla's 16th birthday party. Jake got the "yes" he was looking for.

From there, the memories that were made over the following 5 and a half years are ones that will forever reside in the hearts of Jake and Kayla. From their vacations together, finishing school, establishing careers, adopting their beloved Australian Shepherd, Ace, buying a house, and devoting their lives to one another and the Lord.

And from those memories grew the courage in Jake's heart for him to get down on one knee at Geneva-on-the-lake on July 8th, 2023. It was there that he asked the love of his life to marry him. Once again, Jake got the "yes" that he had been waiting for since the first time he asked Kayla out.

Now Jake and Kayla have the honor of sharing the next chapter of their lives with the ones they hold dear to them by joining together through the sanctity of marriage. They cannot wait to express their love to one another in front of their closest family and friends.