Andrew and Jaclyn met on a date at Coopers Hall urban winery in Portland, Oregon via the Bumble app in October 2020. This was during a welcomed the break in COVID restrictions, and the start of a strong lasting love (sweaty palms and heart palpitations not from COVID).

We both like adventures and traveling, specifically diving deep into the culture of different countries (whether is it is learn how to cultivate French Merlot in Bordeaux or St. Emilion, make authentic Argentinian empanadas with the perfect specific crimp, or watch some action at the Jets hockey in Winnipeg, Canada or lucho libre “fight” in Mexico City). We love to cook together, trying new recipes and new ingredients, and love to take cooking classes in new countries.

We enjoy the outdoors, including glamping at Suttle lake, camping in Red Mountain California, kayaking in Kona Hawaii, skiing at Timberline (and also government camp, and Meadows) and Mt Bachelor in Oregon, and also Whistler, Canada.

He proposed in Victoria, BC, Canada at the Fairmont Empress Hotel on my birthday August 12, 2023. After a lovely day exploring, he brought me into the rose garden at the hotel to propose. Afterwards, we went to celebrate my birthday and proposal at the hotel restaurant (he had a bottle of French champagne chilling in the fridge -so fancy 😁).