It was a new year. January 2016 in Santa Monica. J-Swipe was all the rage. Andy swiped right, Brian swiped right, and then...nothing. Brian got side tracked (or as Andy thought, hit by a bus) and decided to play hard to get before reaching out to Andy. But not before the two again swiped right, this time on dating app Bumble. Andy thought, "well, if we've matched twice, shouldn't we go for a drink?!?!" And Brian thought, "well, maybe I should reach out to this nice Jewish girl." Brian texted Andy that night and approximately one week later, on February 23, 2016, the two met for a drink at Chaya Venice. (Side note and thank you to Julia Cormano, who convinced Andy to go on the date, as Andy was tired and not sure about this "Brian character" at the time.) The two had such a nice time, they had two drinks together (notwithstanding that each had a strict one-drink, first date rule!). Soon, Brian and Andy were regularly seeing each other, exploring Los Angeles, and traveling throughout California and beyond. We are beyond excited to be getting married this February and hope that you will be able to join us for the celebration!