KRIS AND NATALIE FIRST MET AT THE KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AS GRADUATE SCHOOL CLASSMATES IN 2014, AND BECAME QUICK FRIENDS AND GOLF BUDDIES. YEARS LATER, DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY RECONNECTED OVER NETFLIX AND CHEESECAKE, AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

IN TRUE COVID FASHION, THEY STARTED DATING OVER ZOOM AND FACETIME, EVEN FORMING A LONG DISTANCE BOOK CLUB, BEFORE KRIS MOVED BACK TO WASHINGTON DC IN AUGUST OF 2020. ONE YEAR LATER, HE PROPOSED ALONG THE ALEXANDRIA WATERFRONT BASED UPON A TWO-PAGE (SINGLE SPACED) OPERATIONAL PLAN THAT WOULD MAKE HKS AND THE MILITARY PROUD, COMPLETE WITH FRIENDS STRATEGICALLY STAGED IN NEARBY BUSHES WITH ROSES, CHAMPAGNE, BRUNCH, THE PERFECT WEATHER, AND AN AFTERNOON BOAT PARTY TO CELEBRATE.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SAIL INTO THE FUTURE TOGETHER AND SHARE OUR BIG DAY WITH YOU--OUR FAMILY AND CLOSEST FRIENDS. THROUGH OUR CAREERS, OUR MANY MOVES, AND OUR 15+ CITIES, YOU HAVE REMAINED THE ONE CONSTANT IN OUR LIVES. WE HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT FOR A WEEKEND WITH AN OCEAN BREEZE, LOTS OF FUN, AND GREAT LAUGHS IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN THE WORLD: LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA.