Celebrate our most special day with us and our favorite people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD5eR3GPXng

Josh was out with his best friend (now best man), Dustin, before Dustin moved back to Florida. It was a bittersweet occasion, but they were determined to make it memorable. Dancing with friends and tasty beverages made for a good step in that direction. Roya was also out with her close friend, Heather (now a bridesmaid), and unbeknownst to Josh, about to literally walk into his life. You see: these two friend groups, as well as another mutual third group, converged on a venue called F8 in downtown San Francisco. Josh saw Roya a few moments before she saw him. What he specifically witnessed in that instant was a radiant beauty -- one to which he was compelled to introduce himself. It was not a subtle introduction. "HI I'M JOSH!" Roya wasn't initially put off by this, and gave Josh a conversation. Which continued, paused, and continued again throughout the evening. At one point, to his horror, Josh noticed Roya about to leave and grab a ride with her friend. He scrambled and invented an afterparty as a means to continue their conversation. Incredibly, the ambitious appeal worked! The problem: there was no afterparty -- especially one at Josh's apartment. But almost like clockwork, friend groups assembled and afterparty guests appeared. A dozen or so in total. None of that mattered to Josh, though, as he remained completely fixated on Roya. They continued their wide-ranging and increasingly exciting conversation for hours, passing out on the couch to a David Attenborough documentary. After exchanging numbers, Roya and Josh asked themselves what just happened. That Monday, Roya asked Josh on a date. He said yes. Less than three years later -- including endless avocado toast creations, becoming parents to almost 100 plants, and near-daily karaoke renditions of Lady Gaga’s Shallow -- Josh asked Roya to marry him. She also said yes.

https://youtu.be/N03N5iRmefg