One swipe is all it took for us to fall in love.

For our first date, we decided on a unique setting: Living Spaces, a furniture store in Phoenix, where we were on a hunt for the perfect couch for Scott's new apartment. While walking through the store, which seemed like only a few minutes to us, in actuality, it was a few hours. We discovered that we had pretty great chemistry even in the most unlikely of settings for a typical first date.

The second date at a taco shop led to another and another, and soon we were inseparable. Once Scott got the approval of Howard, my overly protected Corgi, we were one little happy family.

During the summer, we took trips to Sedona, Lake Havasu, Los Altos Hills, and Carmel, each trip bringing us closer together and creating memories that would last a lifetime.

Our most memorable trip came on October 8, 2023, to Flagstaff, where we decided it would be the perfect place to take our Christmas Card photo. Scott planned it all, from where we would get our breakfast burritos to the perfect backdrop for our holiday photo: Lockett Meadow. Unbeknownst to me, while waiting for our burritos, Scott saw that the trail we had to take was no longer accessible via car, and we had to hike 3 miles to get to the fall colors.

Dressed in our Christmas photo best, we hiked the 3 miles in jeans, our overly-thick sweaters, and with our slightly overweight corgi to get the perfect shot. One mile into our trek, I started bribing Scott to turn back around. I used every tactic in the book on him, from offering to photoshop trees into the photo to letting him watch every NFL game on that day without any complaints from me. Nothing worked, and all he said was that this journey would be worth it. Little did I know, Scott had a surprise plan that would change our lives forever.

Three miles and a few blisters later, we made it to the top. After taking a few photos and with a storm brewing, I wanted to make the journey back down, but Scott insisted on one more photo. With trembling hands and shaky legs, partially due to the 3-mile hike with a 10% incline we just took, Scott got down on one knee and proposed. It was by far the easiest and quickest yes I have ever blurted out. And of course, Scott was right, the hike was worth it.

L&S

Wedding Day

Reception

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