Our Story
After matching on a dating app back in 2017, we decided right then and there that we’d hang out forever & ever & ever & ever & ever & ever & ever & ever & ever & ever & ever & ever...
Our wedding day will be our 3,507th day together. THAT’S ALMOST A DECADE! We’ve moved several times, traveled the world, completed multiple degrees, left jobs and started businesses, survived a pandemic, bought a house, taken so many pictures of Zuzu, watched the Kansas City Chiefs in 5 Super Bowls, and had the best time through it all.
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April 8, 2017
Our first date
We matched on Bumble and texted each other nonstop for two weeks. When we finally met, we had a drink at Brewery Emperial and dinner at Komatsu for a bowl of ramen. Michael snapped the "Hot Soup" photo and saved Alexandria's contact info as HOT SOUP. To this day Ms. Hot Soup is Michael's Emergency Contact.
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May 01, 2018
Our first move
Michael left his full-time job to start a business, which meant much more travel. We decided to find a safer spot and move into Midtown together. This was a huge step for both of us and the first of many moves we made over the next 3 years.
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July 01, 2021
Bought a home together
We had each lived solo for years before meeting. Having a home together was something we had always wanted but never knew if it would be possible. Supporting one another in our careers and starting two businesses gave us the opportunity to have that dream. We both feel so lucky to call this house "home".
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December 24, 2025
The proposal
In 2025, we started a new tradition of filling up an advent calendar with little trinkets and fun things for each other. Alexandria didn't know that the last box had another little box inside. The plan was to have a movie date and open the last box when we got home. We ended up leaving the movie a little early because Michael was too excited and didn't even make it home to open the last box. After pulling to the side of the road, the proposal happened right then and there. The movie was fine, btw.
