Jacob, originally from Milwaukee, and Kennedy, living in Eagle River at the time, first met at a confirmation retreat at St. Peter the Fisherman Church in Eagle River, WI, during the winter of 2017. By the summer leading up to senior year, we started talking before officially dating in early September 2017. From there, we found time on weekends to strengthen our relationship with different fun dates as Jacob finished school in Milwaukee. After high school, we both lived in Eagle River while attending Nicolet Technical College in Rhinelander. Things moved back to long distance when we obtained our associate degrees and took different paths to pursue Bachelor’s degrees. Kennedy is wrapping up a Bachelor’s in Public Relations at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. However, Jacob finished his Bachelor’s in Journalism online in 2022 from Southern Illinois University and resides in Stevens Point as the sports editor at the Stevens Point Gazette. After six years of dating, Jacob asked Kennedy to marry him, with the help of many people, including both sisters, at the Lake of the Clouds (Porcupine Mountains) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in September of 2023.