It all started at Ariel's friend's backyard party on July 1, 2017. Sydney was meeting Ariel and his group of friends for the first time, and from the moment they shook hands, Sydney and Ariel felt an instant connection, but thinking nothing of it at the time.
Ariel proposed to Sydney on November 22, 2023, at the Vasona Lake Pier in Los Gatos, CA. He surprised her by having all their loved ones by their side, including Sydney's closest friends and family from the Bay Area and his family from Southern California, who drove up the night before.