In 2010, Bre joined Camp Kesem at UC Berkeley. In 2011, Carey joined Camp Kesem at UCLA. It was a core part of both of their college lives and identities. In 2019, Carey flew down to LA for longstanding plans to attend a UCLA Camp Kesem fundraiser. At that same time, Bre had just 36 hours notice that she was invited to that same event (thanks to their mutual friend Jordan's specific approach to 'making plans'). Bre and Carey met at that event, and proceeded to *not* speak for the rest of the event. 2 hours *after* the event, both headed to the magical James' Beach Bar (an old stomping ground for both Bre and Carey). After Bre's plus one and dear friend Meghan abruptly abandoned Bre to meet up with a potential love interest, Bre b-lined for the bar and found herself right next to Carey. He turned to her and said "Hi again! I feel like I don't know anything about you..." and the rest is history.

Fast forward through a year of long distance dating and a TON of Southwest Rapid Rewards points. Carey was in LA visiting for the weekend when the U.S. formally announced "2 weeks of shelter in place." 4 weeks later, with Carey having done laundry every 3 days to extend the life of his weekend's worth of clothes, they decided to head up to San Francisco for the next stint of lockdown. Thus began 7 months of back and forth between Bre's one-bedroom apartment in Venice, and Carey's four-bedroom in SF (so Bre could see her at that point honorary roommates Drew, Varun, and Shan). In September, they decided to give up their globetrotting-lifestyle (aka driving up and down I-5 every 3-4 weeks) to officially move-in together in Venice. A year and a half later, they moved-in to their new home in San Francisco. 6 months later, Carey achieved the impossible: successfully surprising the most Type-A planner of our generation and asking Bre to marry him. (Spoiler: She said yes).

WE'RE GETTING MARRIED! In Carmel Valley, California on Labor Day Weekend 2023! ... And you'll be there!