Kristen and Jake met on Bumble in early December of 2020 and they immediately hit it off! So much so, that Jake asked Kristen to accompany him to St. Louis for Christmas with his family, where they've spent every Christmas since.

A year and a half later, Jake and Kristen expanded their love of traveling together with a trip to Colorado. They flew into Denver and road tripped around the state. They visited Rocky Mountain National Park and many cities along their way.

That summer, Kristen enrolled at Radford University to study Geology. Within the year, Jake landed a new job as a Ceramic Engineer. They relocated to Radford, VA, in the summer of 2023.

Jake proposed to Kristen on June 24, 2023. They've been falling for each other for over three years and the best is yet to come!