JESSE + AMANDA

Jesse starting working night shifts and dropped out of school, to eventually move a hundred miles away. Amanda wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, and bounced from school to school and residence to residence. Despite the instabilities in their lives, that spark stayed alight every evening when they called each other to say goodnight. With every opportunity and each new job, Jesse moved closer to the girl who kept him going. It wasn't until 2012 that his job fell through and his only option was to move into the Mathews' family basement. It was here that these two learned the art of commiseration and cohabitation.

Shortly after, Amanda and Jesse decided that it was time to move out together. She started graduate school, and he began a new career. They continued to support, encourage, and inspire eachother -- nurturing that original spark of infatuation into something deep and immutable. It wasn't long before that punk teenager found himself, all grown up, spending his bottom dollar on the perfect ring for the love of his life. After a year of painstaking planning, Jesse proposed to Amanda in February of 2015 on a surprise ski trip in Beaver Creek. He asked the question in a song composed over many long commutes and played on the guitar he hadn't touched since college.