Jenna & Spencer
We're Getting Married!
JennaPlump
&SpencerKoppenol
May162026
Dover, PA
Our Story
How We Met
We first crossed paths at Kutztown University in 2017. Jenna, who studied there from 2016 to 2020 and was actively involved in the KU marching band, and Spencer, a former music major at KU and KUMU member from 2012 to 2016, returned in 2017 to assist with the marching band. Spencer pursued graduate studies at KU from 2018 to 2020 and came back as a graduate assistant in Fall 2019. Through mutual friends, we found ourselves in the same circles, which led to the beginning of our friendship. After both graduating and moving on from Kutztown, we stayed in touch and spent time together, but it wasn't until November 2022 that we officially started dating.
The Proposal
Spencer had a whole plan to take Jenna to Assateague National Seashore to collect a Passport Stamp (Jenna's life goal is to see as many National Parks as possible, and each park has a stamp) with Hazel and propose walking on the beach. It was a perfect plan since public attention freaks Jenna out, and the seashore in Spring is not too crowded. But after traveling back to Maryland from an interview at Spencer's current job (Emmaus High School) in April 2024, Jenna was on the couch reading To Kill a Mockingbird and Spencer popped the question! It was more spontaneous and just as perfect as the original plan, but to still honor it, we got our engagement photos done at Assateague!