Travis and Rachel first met in middle school as a couple of dorky 12 year olds, fashioning a roller backpack, wire-framed glasses, a Girl Scout vest, and a high ponytail. They went in and out of friend circles together until becoming each other’s best friends in late high school and early college. A few crushes were had at inconvenient times until they made it official on 8/8/2013 at the start of sophomore year in college. They started living together a year later in San Francisco and spent the next 6 years there, wrapping up undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. They adopted Azalea in 2020 and moved back to the East Bay. In 2024, Travis and Rachel took their first packaging trip together where they had planned to propose to each other in the Tahoe National Forest. They have overcome challenges and losses, and experienced successes and triumphs together. They are thrilled to have their closest family and friends be witness to their wedding on their 13th anniversary and celebrate with them the life they’ve lived together so far and the life they have yet to experience.