Courtnay and Alex’s love story began in San Francisco, in the kitchen of their McKinsey workplace. Courtnay was busy making office friends when Alex overheard her talking about his friend. Having never seen anyone so striking, Alex couldn’t help but interrupt Courtnay’s conversation with some satirical comments about the friend. Courtnay spun around expecting to dismiss the smart aleck, but instead, she was captivated by a 'smart Alex.' Being new to the area, she asked Alex to send his Bay Area to-do list. Instead of giving him a number though, she suggested looking her up on the company Intranet, since she was the only Courtnay with an “A” at McKinsey. Alex quickly found Courtnay, sent his list, and invited her to the company holiday party (which, yes, she was already invited to). Alex even sweetened the invite with an offer to join his pregame beforehand. Following the encouragement of friends, Courtnay agreed. Alex had his work cut out, as there was actually no pregame planned. After asking all his McKinsey friends, Alex convinced a grand total of two (a serious couple) to join. When Courtnay arrived to find that the 'pregame' was actually a double date, she sensed something was afoot. The evening went well though, and the next few dates included burritos and beach volleyball. From there, they knew they had something special and decided to continue exploring what could be. The rest is history.