Our Story

February 19, 2014
At the 2014 AMC 12B hosted at the Olympiads School in Canada, Ben and Joanna sat next to each other for the contest...

October 15, 2015
Joanna and Ben start dating shortly after starting at the University of Waterloo! Ben eventually convinces Joanna to switch into CS.

November 20, 2015
Polaroid pictures from Joanna's dorm when we first started dating. We quickly started living in each others dorms.

August 12, 2016
First date in Toronto!

October 07, 2016
Joanna visits Ben in SF during his first internship!

February 24, 2017
Our first weekend trip to the Niagara Falls.

October 09, 2017
Our first trip to Mexico together!

March 03, 2018
Joanna visits Ben during long distance while he's interning in Chicago!

May 19, 2018
In the summer of 2018, Ben and Joanna are interning together in Seattle! We take lots of weekend trips.

May 27, 2018
Our first trip to Disneyland!

July 08, 2018
Weekend trip to Vancouver!

August 15, 2018
We hiked a lot in Seattle, including our longest hike to Mailbox Peak!

August 23, 2019
After our 2019 summer internship, we took our first trip to Europe together.

August 26, 2019
Santorini was our favorite destination from our Europe trip!

November 10, 2019
We did lots of fun activities in college. At some point we decided to work in NYC together after graduating!

July 04, 2020
We graduated during COVID, so we had a makeshift ceremony at home with our parents.

October 15, 2020
First anniversary after moving to NYC!

October 17, 2020
Making the most of NYC during Covid!

December 13, 2020
Miso joins our family.

December 18, 2021
Miso's Big Adventure

January 15, 2022
Camping at home with Miso and her friend.

May 05, 2022
Ben and Joanna got engaged on their balcony overlooking the Hudson River!

December 16, 2022
Our dream of visiting Japan finally came true.

September 10, 2023
Trip to Spain, climbing Montserrat.

April 27, 2024
Trip to Germany, Castle in the Alps.

January 03, 2025
Ben and Joanna were legally married in New York City Hall.

February 14, 2025
Skiing in Zermatt for Valentine's Day!