I, Elijah Archuleta was lucky enough to get to know this amazing woman, Vanessa Medina, during the summer of 2021. We talked for a couple months, going to movies and dinners with mutual friends. I went into midlife crisis mode (shaving my head for that summer, which she refuses to believe) but that didn’t scare her away. As we both worked at Starbucks, she believes in ethics in the workplace 🙄 and refused to date someone who was below her position. From my hard work and a little luck, I stuck around long enough to get a promotion and she said yes when I asked her to be my girlfriend at my roommate’s birthday party, September 13th, 2021. Fast forward three incredible years, and I was made the happiest man in the world when she agreed to marry me in her parents backyard on September 14th, 2024. We are excited to share this exciting moment of our lives with you all!