Did you know this coming July will be our 10th year together?! For those of you who may not know our story, let us catch you up to speed. We’ve known each other since elementary school and became close friends in high school, where we were the creative types that felt like oddballs. But it wasn’t until Chad came back from his 1st year at Oregon, and Mykel her 2nd year at CalArts, that we kind of completely fell head over heels for each other. We were inseparable that entire summer. It was pure bliss. Over the course of 9 years we’ve lived in California and Oregon, started businesses, road tripped from Seattle to Sunset Beach while sleeping on a twin mattress in the back of Chad’s Element, had the best Parisian picnic of all time in the Luxembourg gardens, guzzled effervescent vinho verde overlooking Porto and the Douro River, survived an unexpected Mediterranean hurricane in the Greek Isles, and went from living in a cute turquoise house to living in a cute pink house. After 8 years, Mykel knew what was coming, but Chad still wanted to surprise her so he devised a plan to outwit her with the help of her parents. Mykel thought they were headed to her father’s for dinner in her hometown Sunset Beach, only to find that her father was “out walking the dog.” Chad suggested they take a stroll out on the beach to watch the sunset. When they climbed over the winter sand berm, Mykel found a path sprinkled with rose petals (thanks to Mykel’s mom). Mykel, concerned that someone had littered the beach with fake rose petals, was overjoyed to realize they were indeed real after further inspection. When she turned around Chad was on his knee, proposing at long last. We drove to Chad’s parents house where both our families were waiting to share in the happiness and joy! And now what you are all here for… We are so excited to celebrate with you on February 8th, 2020! Thank you all for being a part of our story. Your love and support means the world to us.