To have and to hold, in sickness and in health — whether you remember or not.
A Utah couple’s love story included a breakup, dramatic accident, memory loss and a heartfelt reunion, which many online are likening to a plot straight out of a Hallmark movie.
Jenna Brotherson married her now-husband Mitchell seven months after breaking up — but only because a concussion caused him to forget they weren’t together.
“When people ask us about our love story it’s our favorite part to tell,” she said.
Jenna and Mitchell, now both 27, had been friends for several months before they started dating.
But in February 2020, Jenna called things off with her then-boyfriend because she was “too overwhelmed with life.”
The next day, Mitchell was skiing at Utah’s Beaver Mountain when he attempted a flip, blacked out and woke up while paramedics were taking him to the hospital.
He suffered a severe concussion and immediately called Jenna asking her to pick him up because he couldn’t drive.
“I’m like, ‘Why is he messaging me this? I just broke up with him,’” Jenna recalls in a video posted to TikTok.
It turns out, Mitchell’s concussion had caused him to forget they had parted ways.
“Mitch kept messaging me and trying to hang out after his concussion and I was confused as to why he would keep messaging me because we had broken up,” she told People.
“I thought that maybe he took the statement of staying friends really seriously. It even was to the point when I told him that my roommates and I had a hard day and he came and brought us ice cream.”
Jenna very quickly realized that had made a mistake ending her romance with Mitchell and appreciated how “kind and thoughtful” he continued to be.
“I was nervous to swallow my pride and ask if he would date again,” Jenna said remembering when she received a text from Mitchell to hang out the day she returned from spring break.
When Jenna finally did ask him to get back together, she realized he had no idea they weren’t together.
She recounted their break up and although Mitchell did remember talking with her in the car that day, he couldn’t recall what the conversation was about.
“He thought it was super funny and I was relieved. It made it easy to get back together because to him, we never weren’t together!” Jenna shared.
Five months later the pair were engaged. Less than three weeks later, they were married on September 4, 2020.
“During my husband’s speech, he brought up not remembering the breakup but how he is so grateful that it all worked out in the end,” Jenna said.
