As with many people our age, our relationship began with a Swipe Right on the dating app Hinge. Well, actually, it really started with a Swipe Left. Val accidentally swiped left on Dan about a month before he swiped right on her. Whenever there’s an argument over the last cookie, Dan never lets her forget about it. January 2019 was also the time when Dan started studying for his Professional Engineering licensing exam. Despite having to plan our dates around his studying schedule, we managed to make the most out of the little time we had together on the weekends and started to grow our relationship. In the midst of the Pandemica, we moved into our apartment together. We taught each other how to make food from our cultures, hung out at our favorite local park and played the ukulele, and eventually started hosting hangouts with our friends. Over the last few years, our relationship has grown stronger as we’ve explored our similar interests. Our relationship can pretty much be summed up with: lots of laughs, good food, traveling, and being outside. We love exploring new cities together, eating at local restaurants, hiking, camping, playing board games and spending time with our families and friends. We got engaged on May 22, 2022 in the Redwood Grove at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens with the help of Val’s brother, Brandon, and his then girlfriend (now fiancee!), Katelyn. We're so excited to celebrate our wedding with you! Our favorite trips include: -Denver, Colorado in August 2019 -Athens, Greece in November 2022 -Austin, Texas in April 2023 Our favorite parks include: -Burney Falls and Lassen Volcanic NP -Sequoia NP and Kings Canyon NP -Disneyland Theme Park -Yosemite NP -Death Valley NP -Rocky Mountain NP -Del Valle Regional Park -Mt. Diablo Foothills Regional Park -Sunol Regional Park Our favorite board games include: -Parks -Settlers of Catan -Taboo (Dan) -Bananagrams (Val) -Ravine -Here to Slay -Hunt a Killer Subscription Box