Our Story

Rocky and Jessica met in 6th grade at Benton Middle School. As lab partners, Rocky remembers doing just about anything to make Jessica laugh. (It always worked!)

Throughout high school, they were friendly, but never dated.

In December 2015, 10+ years later, they reconnected when Rocky temporarily moved back to Benton to spend time with family before a move to Arizona. Jessica invited him over to catch up and watch one of her favorite movies, October Sky. (A must see for all space-lovers.)

She thought they were just catching up. He is adamant that, “it was definitely a date”. They had a blast sharing stories and a lot of laughs. Before he left that evening, he kissed her for the first time.

They began spending more time together hiking, camping, stargazing, salsa dancing, and so on. Rocky loved that she was always up for an adventure. Jessica loved that the laughing never seemed to stop when they were together. They just got each other. In time, they fell in love.

Since then, Rocky and Jessica have gone on countless adventures, adopted their fur-baby Tank, and decided they want to spend the rest of their lives together.

Rocky proposed to Jessica on November 7, 2021 during a sunrise hike at Whitaker Point in Kingston, AR.

Of course, she said Yes!