Chris and Connie met in the winter of 2010. Brought together through high school band, Connie joked about Chris being her future husband. After a Thursday night band concert, Chris texted Connie to tell her how pretty she looked that night. 10 days of texting and a couple of dates later, the day after Christmas, Chris asked Connie to be his girlfriend. Now, here we are, over a decade later, planning our wedding. *insert happy crying emoji*
October 21, 2011
Where it all started - marching band. Homecoming football game and the only marching band season we played together!
October 22, 2011
Homecoming dance. Little babies!
December 26, 2012
Celebrating our *2* year anniversary! Chris teaching Connie how to snowboard up at Stevens.
October 08, 2013
Grab a Date for Chris' frat - Connie is a baby freshman at Western and visiting Chris at UW, his second year.
June 10, 2017
Chris graduated from UW!
June 25, 2017
Chris moved to Bellingham! No more "long" distance and seeing each other once a week. A big step in our relationship! Living in the Blue Spruce - a time unlike any other.
March 23, 2019
Connie graduated from WWU!
June 27, 2019
We moved into our own studio apartment in Lettered Streets! It was tiny, but it was a dream and *all ours*. Baby, our cat, made her big move from Snohomish.
December 11, 2021
In August 2021, we bought a house! Our first Christmas in our own home. We host a holiday party every year now - first of many traditions I'm sure we'll form.
May 18, 2023
In the spring of 2023, Connie convinced Chris and 4 of their closest friends to go to Europe...
May 19, 2023
... and on that trip to Europe, Chris proposed to Connie in Paris. Surrounded by irises in full bloom and peonies about to burst, it couldn't have been better.
We love being engaged and this season of our lives! In February, we visited the Philippines for the first time. We've traveled together, seen countless concerts, shared so many laughs, and been there for all the moments, big and small. Here's to the rest of our lives!