We met in Asheville, North Carolina at Isis Music Hall at a jazz concert. Our dear friend, Alice Berry, invited us both to attend her mother's concert. Little did she know she was introducing two soulmates. Music had been so important in both of our early lives that it seems fitting that's how we came together.
In July 2020, we were in Western North Carolina on our yearly summer vacation. We took a trip over to DuPont State Forest to hike to some water falls early one morning. As we were sitting below Hooker Falls, Thomas sparked a conversation about how wonderful the past 4 years of dating were and asked if Jaclyn would like to marry him. She said, "shut up" and still hasn't completely given him an answer ;)