We met as students at UC Santa Cruz. Hallie's freshman roommate, Devon, was on an intramural volleyball team with Josh, and after attending a few of their games, Hallie started hanging out with the team. Our friend groups mixed, we realized we were both psychology majors, and we started studying together for the classes we shared. Josh asked Hallie out a couple times... to no avail. She didn’t take him seriously, but nevertheless, he persisted! After a few months of pseudo-dates, we started officially dating sophomore year and made our way through college. We decided to move to San Francisco after graduating and have been growing up together ever since.

We like to visit Santa Cruz at least a couple times a year to enjoy our old stomping grounds. One of our favorite spots is Westcliff Drive, a long windy road along the coast. On this visit, we went to a couple local breweries, then took our usual walk along Westcliff. It was a beautiful day, and Josh suggested sitting at a bench overlooking the water. After spending some time working up the courage and waiting for nearby bystanders to disperse, Josh got down on one knee and proposed, and Hallie said yes!