It all started with a swipe. Francesca just recently moved back home to Big Lake, MN from St. Cloud and Nathan recently moved from Menomonie, WI to St. Paul, MN. The stars aligned and they both swiped right on Bumble in fall 2020. And the rest was history. After talking for a few days and getting to know each other, they had their first date at Crow Hassan park in St. Michael, MN (just miles from where they live now). Ever since that weekend they have spent almost every weekend with each other since. Nate and Francesca both have bonded over a love of travel and exploring nature. From nearby trips to all over Wisconsin, Tennessee, North Carolina, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, California, our story took a big turn on our last trip in Oregon. In October 2024 Francesca and Nate went on a trip to Oregon to look for perspective towns to call home in the next few years. For our 3rd night in Oregon we booked a Airbnb on the beach in Lincoln City. After getting back from dinner at a local brewery. Nate suggested going for a sunset walk on the beach. After walking for about 20 minutes down the beach(Nate was trying to find the perfect spot). Nate asked to take a picture together with the sunset behind us. However, he actually was recording a video and that’s when he proposed.