We had crossed paths before, but it wasn’t until our dear friends’ wedding that we finally found the courage (the negronis at the reception helped) to truly connect. As we started talking, we both noticed something uncanny: the backgrounds on our phones were photos of our dogs, Lola and Crux, who looked almost identical. That coincidence led to an even bigger surprise—we had each gotten our huskies around the same time, just a month apart, and they were nearly the same age. It felt like fate. Our first date was at the dog park with our pups by our side, and from there, everything just fell into place.