In the summer of 2018, Iris and Michael Garrett had an engagement party in SF where we met. Jules had heard lots about Dan and his consulting psychology practice, and was eager to learn more. Upon meeting, Dan knew little about Jules other than she was the very attractive best friend of Iris’ that he was excited to finally meet. We struck up a wonderful conversation, which ended with Jules asking for Dan’s number and a coffee in LA. Jules thought, “YES! I can finally get an interview with him,” while Dan thought “No way getting a date could be this easy,” having no idea Jules wasn’t single then. It took some time, but the interview and date both happened, albeit a few years apart. We were both right. Jules begins working for Dan only to find out two weeks in that he was going to quit to start his own business. Jules said “I want to come!” so he hired her again at his startup. Together we built a company and traveled all over the US and developed a beautifully deep friendship that evolved into a “tell all” of our lives. A few years later in a meeting, Dan asked: “why are you being so weird today?” She replied: “Um..uh..Um..um..I..I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU.’ she had instant relief of her secret being out, but he was shocked and had his HR attorney’s voice in his head yelling ‘Oh no! Liability!’ Dan tactfully replied, ‘I just told my friend yesterday that I was going to focus on friendships right now.’ This made both feel a sense of relief: Dan for having bought time to think about how he felt, and Jules for feeling safe after being vulnerable and excited about an even deeper friendship. To bring Dan closer into her world, Jules invited him to her friend's campout in Pinecrest. On Saturday, the group went out on an adventure, while Dan stayed back with the Moms and babies. Dan spent the time bonding with Leyla, the daughter of Jules’ friend Maria. When Jules returns, she sees Leyla and Dan hysterically laughing and swinging on the hammock. It was then that she knew: She was deeply, madly, completely in love with Dan. That evening, when everyone had gone to bed; we were the last ones awake sitting on the couch. The sparks between us were palpable. Jules says ‘not now, but soon, we need to talk about these feelings of ours’. Dan gets quiet, barely muttering a ‘hmm’ in response. He’s still afraid of mixing business and love, but ultimately says “ok.” A month later, Jules made an excuse to go to LA to meet with clients, but mostly to go to see Dan and have “the big” talk. She joined him for his infamous “Thursday action movie night” he has with his buddies. After the movie, the conversation about romance began. We talked for hours until we couldn’t talk anymore. Then cleared our calendars the next day and continued the conversation, spending hours asking each other every question we could think of: What if it goes poorly? Will we still work together? What if there’s no spark? The talk ended when we literally ran out of hypotheticals. We’d been talking while on a hike to the top of Griffith Park, and watched the sunset fall behind the hills. At that moment, Dan was certain he was in love with Jules, and what had happened over the previous two days and the history of their friendship was everything he wanted in a relationship. We made our way from the hike, to dinner, to Dan’s apartment. Standing in the kitchen, Jules went to give Dan a hug, but Dan imposed a welcomed kiss instead and fireworks exploded. Over time our fears about how this might go were all but forgotten. Our relationship matured and grew stronger in both our work and personal lives. Before Jules, Dan’s favorite place for deep connection is in the wilderness of Yosemite. He knew that his favorite place on earth was the home for where he wanted to propose to his favorite person on earth. She enthusiastically said yes, and we now ask you to join us in celebrating our love, friendship, admiration and joy of our relationship on our wedding day.