On a rainy Sunday in the Bay Area, Heather was making her usual rounds at T.J. Maxx, when like digital lightning, Brian slipped into her Tinder inbox. From there phone numbers where exchanged, Brian called her that night, and the rest is history! They met in person three days later and sparks flew in Sausalito! In no time they were huddled under garage bags trying to keep dry at an Oakland Raiders game and running around Disneyland falling in love 🥰...to say it was magical would be an understatement!

Memorial Day 2019: bags were packed, hiking gear was dusted off and Heather and Brian were ready to experience Yosemite together for the first time! They made it into the park, and much to their chagrin they were referred to the Upper Yosemite Falls Trail by Heather's very fit Aunt Jeanette. Their journey up the trail wasn't too dissimilar from a relationship: the beginning was fun and manageable, but it quickly "took their breath away"... and not in a good way! 🥵😝Brian, of course, wanted to keep going not only because his pride, ego and manliness were all on the line, but also because he had recently purchased a beautiful pear-shaped diamond ring for his lovely bride to be! Heather, however, had other plans which involved her getting the hell off the mountain as fast as possible... even though she knew what Brian was up to the whole time! As Heather would say, "I was dying to get engaged but not literally!" After a few other failed attempts by Brian to get "the perfect view" for the moment, they ended up back at their Airbnb that night. Brian had already decided he was just going to try again the next day, so they both decided to relax in the hot tub and then ironically started watching the movie "He's Just Not That Into You." Despite the title, the movie shared many themes that meant a lot to the couple, especially with engagement on the mind! In fact, the movie did such a good job that just as Ben Affleck was cleverly proposing to Jennifer Aniston, Brian couldn't help but to pull the ring out right then and there and pop the question! It wasn't what he had planned, but hey, he got a great story out of it! 😜💍