"We met at a wine bar in San Francisco," is how the story starts. After many messages about wine and sports, we met in person on a cold and drizzly Wednesday night in the middle of November. We connected immediately and shut the wine bar down. From that moment on, we spent every weekend and almost every day together. We talked about the easy things in life - travel, music, wine, food - and not so easy, such as life aspirations and our pasts. It was effortless being together, so we decided we could try out traveling. We booked a trip to Maui a month into dating after Karolina's best friend sent her a flash airfare deal. We promised that we would still go and be adults about it even if things didn't work out. Luckily, things were going great we adventured with snorkeling, cocktails, and skydiving. After many concerts, meals cooked, and flights to fun destinations later, we decided to move in together. We learned about each other's quirks and the intricacies you can only know after living with someone. Karolina taught Matt to cook and Matt taught Karolina that sometimes being overly optimistic is okay. After a year of living together, Karolina was scrolling through Instagram, when an adorable black tri-merle Australian Shepherd popped up. She told Matt she’d love to meet him to which Matt emphatically responded with a "yes!" 2 weeks later, a very special Topaz joined the family. After over three years of dating, Matt and Karolina were finally going to visit Santa Barbara, a place Karolina constantly raved about. It was set - they were going down to stay the week before Thanksgiving. It poured and it was a long drive. They finally got to the townhouse Matt's coworker let them use for the weekend and as Karolina & Matt tend to do as the first thing when entering a new stay, they explored the property. As they approached the rooftop, Topaz ran out front to show them the way and froze in his tracks - there were people. Karolina wondered if the previous guests hadn't checked out or if it was a shared rooftop until the faces came to focus - it was 3 of her best friends standing up there. Thinking nothing of it, she started to walk towards them to greet them when they told her to turn around and she saw Matt on one knee asking her to spend the rest of her life with him. So, here we are now - excited to celebrate our love with our family and closest friends.