Bekah and James first met in 2015 during their freshman year of high school at Pius X Catholic School in Lincoln, NE. Bekah had just moved to Lincoln from Omaha and was first introduced to James as "the girl with no friends."

Bekah eventually became more comfortable at Pius, feeling welcomed by so many. James asked Bekah to the homecoming dance their junior year and she agreed to go with him. She still recalls it as one of the most pure, joyful nights of her life. James and Bekah continued to grow closer, but after graduation, they ended up going their separate ways. Bekah moved to Kearney, NE to get her degree in communication disorders, and James stayed in Lincoln to study secondary education social sciences. They got caught up in their own worlds, but did remain connected...

At the end of 2022, Bekah's dad threw a St. Nicolas Day party and invited the Kruml family. James decided to go, with encouragement from his best man and his parents :). The instant Bekah saw him she remembered just how safe, seen, and treasured she always felt whenever she was around James. She asked him if he would like to date her, "for real this time," and he said yes.

On August 10th, 2024, he asked HER if she would like to make this partnership a forever situation. And she said yes!