Finally – we are so excited to share this day with you!

Our love story began in high school, back in 2012. Jose was a band dork while Des was an ASB nerd. Though we walked the same halls for four years, our paths did not cross until senior year. We finally met when we both joined the chamber choir after some gentle nudging from some mutual friends. After months of early morning rehearsals, endless singing, and countless Facebook messages sent from Jose's home computer (wow, we're old!) we finally started dating. Des asked Jose out to the Sadie Hawkins dance with balloons and a Spiderman keychain that he uses to this day. Jose asked Des to the Prom with a saxophone serenade in front of the entire school. The rest is history! Almost 10 years worth of memories later and we’ve survived a pandemic, made it through long-distance TWICE, and created a home together in Seattle, Washington. In June 2020, Jose finally popped the question during an intimate family dinner just hours after Des's graduation from grad school, and she said yes. We can’t wait for this exciting new chapter to begin!