Let the adventure begin

We met through the unpopular app Coffee Meets Bagel and bonded over our love of Pittsburgh during our first date (Katie's home city broadly, Alex went to Pitt!). A psychologist and economist from PA who love the Steelers all the way in Oregon? We were pretty much made for each other :) After Lily (Katie's dog, now our dog) decided she was obsessed with Alex on our second date and claimed him as her dad, the rest was basically history!

We love going on outdoor adventures - hiking mountains, trips to the coast, basically anything with a view. We planned a camping trip on the Columbia River Gorge at the Columbia Hills State Park and Horsethief Lake in Washington so that we could camp right on the water and explore some new hikes. On the way out, Katie had been really wanting to stop at Rowena Crest Viewpoint in Oregon because the pictures looked stunning (they were!). After walking around a bit, it seemed like we should get going, but Alex wanted "to take more pictures." Katie gave in and decided to play his model in the photos - holding Lily, looking toward the camera, and then away - and when she turned back to the camera Alex was down on one knee! Initially, Katie thought he was just trying to get another weird camera angle for the photoshoot he was doing, so she laughed and then she saw the ring and freaked out and cried. After hugging and kissing, Alex jokingly asked "So is that a yes?" :)