Can I assume you're both doing solo jumps and not just strapped to an expert for tandem jumps? I did a solo jump for Mencap many years ago - a fantastic experience.
A small group of us had a full day's training then jumped that evening; static line. After leaping from the plan at 3,000 feet and shouting "Geronimo" I tilted my head back to check that the 'chute had opened correctly and was undamaged - but couldn't see anything!
My immediate thought was that I was pleased I had a reserve strapped to my front, but before deploying it I realised I wasn't plunging to the earth at high speed so things were probably OK after all. Just a couple of seconds before the instructor on the ground radioed up to me what had happened, I worked out that the lines had become twisted which is what stopped me being able to tilt my head back far enough to see. It was then just a matter of spinning round a couple of times to untwist them.
All too soon I was approaching the drop zone (a wheat field) so brought my feet together and bent my knees slightly in readiness to land. If it hadn't been for the only rock in the whole field that was hidden by the fully grown wheat, I would have made a perfect landing; instead I broke my foot! Of course I pretended that nothing was wrong and limped as little as possible back to the building to change out of my jumpsuit.
But despite the little problems it was an amazing day, culminating in a totally unforgettable experience that was over far too quickly. (It was my left foot that I broke so I was thankful I had auto for the drive home!)