We matched on Tinder in March 2021. We messaged each other for approximately one day and didn't reach out to one another until a month later. From there, we set up our first date at Sidewinders. After about a month of spending every day with one another, we officially started dating on May 17th. One of the first tests in our relationship was doing an overnight camping trip to Hyalite, where we slightly unpacked but made fun memories we still talk about today. Over Labor Day weekend, we attended Caroline's brother's wedding, where we got to practice some dancing, unknowingly preparing ourselves for our big day. In January 2022, we took our first big trip together to "one of the most magical places," aka Disneyland. Here he got to complete every man's dream: Build a lightsaber. This was a gift for Dexter's 23rd birthday and in the meantime, he also got to visit family in San Diego. Following this trip, we moved in together in April 2022. As an anniversary gift, we got our first pet named Milo. Many of you know he is a handful, but he adds personality to our family. However, we still felt like our home was a little empty, which led us to get a second cat (Marscopone). Luckily, we took a break from getting more pets while Caroline finished school. During the summers, we took multiple trips to Seattle, and we have grown to love that area hence why we chose it as our wedding destination. Fun fact, we did a trip to Seattle right before we got our dog Link in 2023 so we got to return to a puppy! Not too long after, we returned to Seattle in December 2023 to spend time with Dexter's family. Though Dexter had much more planned for this trip than Caroline knew. He had been planning to ask the big question for about two months and had to keep the ring hidden for a few weeks. In the meantime, he kept telling Caroline, "I have something planned, but it can only be done in Seattle". Ultimately, sending Caroline down a rabbit hole to attempt to piece together what that could mean. Dexter's anxiety about asking the big question would be prolonged longer than he expected, as our flight to Seattle got delayed because of fog that didn't allow the plane to land. Finally, after 6 hours of waiting on a plane we arrived and could move on to our original plans.