Like all great modern love stories, ours began with… a swipe. Eric and Sydnee matched on Bumble in June 2023. The only catch? Sydnee didn’t notice for a few days — not until she was sitting in an airport during a layover in Canada. Naturally, this confused Eric just a tiny bit. When he swiped on her, her location said Sacramento… and suddenly she appeared to be somewhere in the Canadian tundra. For a moment, he wondered if he was being catfished or if he had accidentally matched with an unusually polite Canadian bot. Thankfully, Sydnee quickly reassured him that she did in fact live in Sacramento — she was just on a graduation trip and not secretly living among moose and maple syrup. They kept chatting while she was abroad, and to Sydnee’s surprise, the conversations were effortless, funny, and something she found herself looking forward to. By the time she returned to California, saying yes to a date felt easy. A week later, they had their first date at Tres Hermanas. After dinner, they wandered around downtown, talking about everything under the sun. Eric was considering moving to the area, and Sydnee was living in midtown at the time, so they walked around the Capitol, swapped stories, and eventually ended up at The Cabin for a drink. When the night finally wound down, they walked back to Sydnee’s place, hugged goodbye, and went their separate ways — both thinking it had been a good date, neither realizing it was the beginning of something truly beautiful. Fast forward two and a half years, and here we are: sharing a home, planning a future, and counting down the days until we say “I do.” What started with a swipe (and a mild Canadian-location crisis) grew into a love that feels easy, steady, and meant to be. And we can’t wait to celebrate the next chapter with you.