We're so excited to (finally) celebrate with you!

Arielle's Version: I was living in San Diego (SoCal), working at a CrossFit gym, and Gabe slid into my DMs. He was coming out to San Diego, and we grabbed coffee when he got into town. Our first date lasted the entire weekend, and the next few months were spent traveling back and forth from San Diego to Marin, and countless hours on the phone in between. I remember laying in bed one day, looking over at Gabe next to me thinking "I could do this forever." Fast forward 4 years and we have 2 dogs, a new home (on wheels) AND a ranch in Central Texas, and have collected countless amazing memories through adventures that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world. I found my person- the one who will always push me, challenge me, and go on weird and crazy adventures with me. Gabe's Version: When I first moved out to California, all of my friends and family at the time stayed behind in New York. I spent most of my first year out on the West Coast exploring alone, reading, and focusing on my career. In 2017, I was scrolling mindlessly through Instagram as any millennial would do, when I stumbled upon the profile of a cute coach from Long Island that was now living in San Diego. I messaged Bloom (not sure when that nickname stuck, but I have a nickname for all my close friends and Arielle is my closest) on Instagram and we talked for a while. Dm's led to texting, texting led to an actual phone call (call me old fashioned) and I quickly convinced my boss to send me to San Diego for a work trip. I met Bloom at the gym she was working at, gave her an incredibly awkward "butt out" hug the first time we met in person and for some reason, she still gave me the time of day. The first time I came back to visit her in San Diego, I knew this was the woman I would marry. We moved in together a few months later and here we are! Words can't describe how I feel about this woman but more on that 12/4! I have to save something for the vows!