As we like to say, the Algorithm brought us together. Our first date was via Facetime. Our first in real life was at Philz Coffee, still masked, still trying to figure how to connect in a not-quite-post-COVID world. Drinks in hand, we walked up Brand Blvd. in Glendale and ended up at a Marshalls where we talked about skin care and Rebecca introduced Jared to gua sha. Now, when Jared is really lucky, he gets to experience it first hand.

On a beach in Normandy covered in scallop shells. It was Becs' birthday and a perfect start to our trip. One of the best parts about proposing to someone somewhere far away and beautiful is you know that for the rest of your life you'll be motivated to return. To look each other in the eye there again and reflect on what has changed about the land, your love, and yourselves. To watch the tide roll back and forth forever over the shells.