We first met the modern way on a dating app in the summer of 2020 in Nanaimo. Our first date was a walk around Neck Point Park with Janel showing Jay all the geocache locations in the park. At first it was just a (very special) COVID summer fling, ending when Jay moved back to Montreal to complete his masters.

3 years later, we reconnected when we noticed our profiles on the the same dating app featured photos from a hiking date we went on together back in 2020. Through a shared love of music, outdoor sports, and road trips our love grew over the next couple years as we rekindled the old but always cherished flame.

In the summer of 2025 at the end of a long hike, in the shadow of Della Falls, Jay and Janel came across a geocache. It was a serendipitous moment that Jay decided was the right time to propose. Through tears and probable heat exhaustion, it was an easy yes for Janel.

Below are the photos from our hike in 2020 and then our photos from Della Falls.

We can't wait to celebrate with you :)