We're so excited to celebrate with you!

In September of 2017, we met in a training class for the same position at Grand Canyon University. We found out we both attended GCU as undergraduates and even graduated in the same ceremony yet never crossed paths. We got along instantly and quickly became best friends just a few months after first meeting. We got to know each other at work and spent a lot of time in groups outside of work, and we both say that we loved getting to know each other in groups first. We went on our first trip together to Disneyland over New Years Weekend in 2017 and we both knew from that moment that we had feelings for one another. I (Carli) at the time was planning on moving overseas to China for 2 years starting in August 2019. For that reason, we decided not to pursue anything serious but wanted to remain close friends. Over the months, our conversations grew longer and our feelings got stronger. We first kissed in May 2018 and spent the next couple months figuring out our friendship/relationship. In January 2019 my mission for China fell through, and I was bound for Norway in January 2020 for 6 months. I decided to quit my Arizona job in May 2019 and move home to Carlsbad, California until I left for Norway. We officially began dating in September 2019 with the intention of having a long-distance relationship with marriage being our goal. We dated in two different states for 4 months and planned to continue dating in two different countries for an additional six months. Then COVID hit, and I came home from Norway in March 2020. I moved to Tempe, AZ in May, and then the rest is history!