Our Wedding

To our dearest family and friends, 2020 was a year full of unexpected tribulations and definitely was not how we planned to spend our engagement year. As the world started to shift, so did our plans. Despite the shortcomings of the year, our lives remained full with love, gratitude, humility, and new beginnings. We celebrated new milestones, such as moving in together in San Jose, which became our home, workspace, and vacation getaway all-in-one! ;) We've learned to support one another on a whole new level and are very excited to announce that we're married! We wanted to use this website as a way to share our special day with you. Although you weren't there with us in person, you were on our minds and in our hearts. We had a Zoom ceremony where our immediate families witnessed our vows and exchange of rings. It was a beautiful and intimate day where we celebrated the union of our families and reminisced on our journey that ultimately led to where we are today. We'd like to take a moment to express our gratitude and love for all of you, who have in some way influenced and shaped a part of each of our individual and combined lives. We have felt your love and support from the very beginning and look forward to celebrating with you all soon! Love, Evelyn & Matt

We began our journey on a dating app, like many millennials. We immediately connected over being UCI alums, having similar professions, and our love for dogs and active lifestyles. It was after only a few weeks of dating when we knew that it was meant to be.

We spent our earlier days going back and forth from San Mateo to San Francisco, exploring new restaurants, training for a half marathon, and dreaming of our future. Later on, we began traveling and adventuring from Hawaii to NYC, and then went global to Japan. Matt proposed on November 19, 2019 in Kyoto. The strongest connection we bonded over, and continue to grow, is our love of family. We are both proud of our roots and are forever grateful for the love and support we have received from each and every one of you.

• We both graduated from UC Irvine, where we overlapped for 1 year • We both worked at Google where we overlapped for 3 years • We "met" online on Groot's 3rd birthday (Matt's dog) • We got engaged on Wookie's 1st birthday (Evelyn's dog) • Our wedding date is a palindrome (it's the same forwards and backwards) 1202021