Tea Ceremony

Wedding Day

Glorietta Bay Park Promenade

Ceremony

Coronado Community Center

Reception

Our Wedding

June 2019This is a tale of two millennial singles meeting in the new norm of dating with apps and social media. Some can call it a stroke of luck that we both popped on each other’s dating app, but we call it, close proximity. We both swiped right and said hi but the conversation quickly turned silent. However, it was Chris’ persistence that peaked Michelle’s interest! Even after a last minute attempt to reschedule, Chris was determined to make this date happen. Lucky for Michelle, this turned out to be her forever date.

It all started with a swipe right…

Let’s make it official!

August 07, 2019Summer was winding down and somehow Michelle had tickets to a Lil Wayne and Blink 182 concert (the most random artists to go on tour together). Of course Chris was her go to person to bring. After singing, dancing, and a number of subtle hints that Michelle wasn’t Chris’ girlfriend yet, Chris knew what he needed to do. He asked Michelle to officially be his girlfriend. Guess you can say he really did fall in love with the girl at the rock show.

The Proposal

May 26th, 2024It’s been four years together. Four years of blending our lives together and it felt like it was time to take the next step. We both knew we wanted to be with each other forever, but Chris needed some gentle nudging. Every year, Chris gets a new calendar for work and Michelle gets to use all her colorful pens to write in all the holidays and birthdays. Every month would have a special note. 2023, every month had a dad joke in the corner of the page. 2024, every month told Chris he should start planning to propose with each month sounding more threatening. Classic Michelle tactic to get what she wants. Memorial weekend was around the corner and we decided to go to Palm Springs for a family vacation. One day, we decided to go to Mount San Jacinto State park where a gondola would take us up thousands of feet up a mountain. Chris said it would be nice with a cafe, museum and we can walk around, no need for athleisure wear. Michelle quickly found out, this was a lie. The trees were so beautiful, Chris dragged Michelle deep into the Forrest through the acorns, pine cones, and pine needles with her open-toed sandals to a perfect spot by a creek. Chris’s daughter, Lara, hands him the ring and asked Michelle the big question. We all know the answer to that. Fun fact: While we waited for our time to head up the mountain, lady bugs were flying all around and they constantly kept landing on Michelle. Later in the museum, there was a sign about all the lady bugs. It said lady bugs represent a good omen. The fact the lady bugs kept landing on Michelle was foreshadowing the special moment.

Michelle & Christopher

Michelle & Christopher

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