Kelda and Devin met in 2004 at an anime convention in San Francisco. Kelda remembers Devin as being reserved and "kind of intimidating" but enthusiastic and warm when they finally had a chance to talk just the two of them. Devin remembers Kelda as "a beautiful blur of businesslike efficiency" helping to keep the con running smoothly. He inevitably found himself volunteering to help (how much that was motivated by an opportunity to spend time with Kelda is lost to the fog of history). From that meeting, a friendship grew. They would see each other at the same convention each year, making new lifelong friends along the way. There was always something brewing between them but the timing never worked out. Fast forward to 2018 and Devin had moved to Vallejo after spending time in Oregon, Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, and Davis (where he finally got his act together). It was the first time the two lived so close to one another and they immediately started spending as much time together as their schedules allowed.

After going on a pseudo-date to Lucky 13 in Alameda (under the guise of preparing their 2018 mail-in voting ballots), Kelda and Devin finally admitted their feelings to one another. Years of friendship gave them a strong foundation to build upon and they moved in together the following year, creating a life filled with lots of love, laughter, awkward humor, an amazingly anxious dog, and probably one too many cats.

Devin and Kelda are very excited about this next chapter in their story and look forward to celebrating this milestone in their lives with you: their close friends and family.