Our Story
Nicole and Jack met long ago in 2011 when he accidentally spilled some water on her at the bus stop. A clumsy introduction, but a fortunate one. They spent the next few months playing video games, talking for hours, and slowly falling in love. She was effortlessly cool, funny, and incredibly caring. Fourteen-year-old Jack, however, had some growing up to do. Nicole loved with a steadiness Jack had not yet grown into, and immaturity interrupted what might have been.
They grew apart for almost a decade, forging their unique identities and lived experiences, but fate had other plans. They ran into one another with improbable frequency: serendipitous encounters at restaurants, airports, and all around town were comical at times, but became a comforting constant in their lives. Senior year of college was the most unlikely of them all, when they had weekly back-to-back meetings in perhaps the most obscure classroom on UT campus, tucked away in the corner of a building no student ever goes to. That's when the walls came down and Jack started looking forward to their hallway chats.
In April of 2019, Nicole agreed to a second first date, and they hit the ground running. Since then, they’ve weathered a global pandemic, moved in together, survived Snowmageddon and boil notices, crossed state lines more than once, changed careers, and collected countless adventures. Through it all, they've chosen one another and look forward to building an incredible life together.