OUR STORY BEGAN IN 2016, WHEN WE CROSSED PATHS AT KEN’S PARENTS HOUSE. OUR MOMS ARE FRIENDS WHO WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER AND HELPED WITH THE INTRODUCTION (THANKS MOMS!) FROM THE MOMENT WE MET, THERE WAS A CONNECTION THAT NEITHER OF US COULD IGNORE. OUR SHARED INTERESTS IN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE WHILE STILL BEING AN OCCASIONAL HOME-BODY LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR A DEEP AND LASTING BOND. OVER THE YEARS, WE’VE CREATED INCREDIBLE MEMORIES FROM SPENDING SUMMERS AT LAKE TULLOCH, TO BEING BEACH BUMS AT MIRAMAR BEACH IN HALF MOON BAY, AND TO HOSTING OUR FAMILIES/FRIENDS FOR THE HOLIDAYS/SPECIAL EVENTS. EACH ADVENTURE HAS STRENGTHENED OUR BOND AND FILLED OUR LIVES WITH JOY AND EXCITEMENT. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2024, KEN SURPRISED VAL WITH THE PROPOSAL AT ONE OF THEIR GO TO SPOTS…. MIRAMAR BEACH. AS WE PREPARE TO SAY “I DO” WE ARE FILLED WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT WE’VE RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS. WE CAN’T WAIT TO CELEBRATE OUR WEDDING DAY WITH ALL OF YOU AND CONTINUE BUILDING A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES TOGETHER. KEN & VAL