We're getting married!

February 14, 2021, was supposed to be just another Saturday for Vanessa. One of her top referral accounts had asked for her support in giving back to first responders in Daly City—thanking them for their dedication, especially during COVID. While working on a weekend wasn’t exactly her idea of fun, she figured she had no Valentine's Day plans anyway, so why not? That morning, Vanessa and two colleagues from Peninsula Del Rey gathered supplies and set out to visit three local fire stations. Their first stop? Station 95. None of them were quite sure what the protocol was for knocking on a firehouse door, so Vanessa took the lead. She knocked, and when the door swung open, she found herself face-to-face with Jake—the man who would one day become her husband. At the time, Jake was on probation at Station 95 and was tasked to answer the door and "take care of the visitors" - for lack of better words. The moment their eyes met, Vanessa was caught off guard. She and her team went about their visit, dropping off treats and moving on to the next stops. Meanwhile, Jake—clearly just as intrigued—made a quick call to Station 92 to give his buddy Kyle a heads-up about who was on their way. By the time Vanessa wrapped up the visits, she was ready to head home. The second she got in her car, she called her best friend, Veronica, and jokingly said, "I just met my future husband today." Later that day her phone buzzed. It was a text from Jake, thanking her for stopping by. And from that moment on… the rest was history.