Our story began in the summer of 2022 in Newport Beach. Andrea had come out to visit her close friends Elena and Kevin, who organized a bar golf event at a few local spots. It was there that we met. Elena, Matt’s sister-in-law and one of Andrea’s closest college friends, had a hand in bringing us together. What started as a fun afternoon quickly turned into something neither of us expected. Even though we lived in different states, Andrea in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Matt in Newport Beach, California, there was an instant connection that made the distance feel small. We spent the next year traveling back and forth, discovering our shared love for staying active, trying new foods, and exploring new places together. With each trip, we grew closer and fell more in love, realizing we had truly found our person. In June 2024, Matt proposed on the beach near the Montage in Laguna, the same spot where we had our first date. It was a perfect moment. That October, Andrea moved to Newport Beach, and we began a new chapter side by side, right where our story first began.