Welp, we met on a dating app. Just gonna leave that right here, on the off chance you didn't know already. After a few witty back-and-forth conversations via the Bumble messaging platform (do we get royalties or something?), we both arrived at the decision to meet for lunch. Neither of us had very high expectations for the date - we lived 80+ miles apart, it had taken us over a month to coordinate our schedules, and who knew if either of us actually came close to resembling our respective profile pictures.

Nevertheless, we proceeded; her wanting to "get free food and drinks from a hot guy," and him all but feeling the same. But about a girl. That sounded a bit narcissistic. Sorry not sorry.

We met, there were sparks, we made out, and decided it would be in both of our best interests if we met again. Which we did the very next day. And pretty much all the times we could after that.

Fast-forward to a decision to road trip to Portland. Which we did. So now we're in Portland. After a day of gallivanting around the city (read: drinking beers), enjoying the local fares (read: drinking beers), and visiting a selection of the city's finest breweries (read: well, you get it), we ended up on the roof at 10 Barrel Brewing, co where some very serious feels were dropped from both parties involved.

It's a pretty weird feeling when you realize that this is it; that you've found your person. Or your lobster, if you're in to that rom-com nonsense. There were no other conversations around, there wasn't even a backdrop any more. Just the other. Laughing. Smiling. Listening. But that's pretty much what happened. On the roof of a taproom in Portland, OR, no less.

We decided to take a walk down by the river, all the lights from all the bridges spanning the Columbia providing a pretty legit backdrop. After ending up down on a small beach, s**t got pretty real. Having no real prior thought to the proposal, he borrowed one of her costume rings and proceeded to drop down on to one knee.

No joke, her response was as follows: "get up."

Despite this minor setback, she still said "yes." Tears ensued.

And now we're making a wedding website.

THE END.