Payton and Jarrod met when they were both assigned to the same fourth period trigonometry class, senior year of high school. Jarrod decided the perfect seat for him would be to sit a couple rows behind Payton, with hopes of building up his courage to talk to her someday. Upcoming assignments were approaching and Jarrod thought this would be his perfect moment to step in. He decided to pretend to forget to write down the homework, so Payton would just have to send it to him. Texting back and fourth for a while, they decided to meet at a local coffee shop to get to know one another a bit more. It did not take long for Jarrod to ask Payton to be his girlfriend at Disneyland. Just a short year later, Jarrod enlisted into the United States Army and they have been long distance ever since. Through highs and lows, their relationship has blossomed into a beautiful christ-centered union today. After four years of long distance with Jarrod being overseas in Germany, he felt there was more he desired for with Payton. So he bought a ring, and asked her to marry him at the Garden of the Gods, in Colorado Springs. It was the easiest yes she has ever said.