Brandon and Kirby first met through a local nonprofit organization, Petaluma Active 20-30. Brandon knew that Kirby was an incredible person from their first conversation and wanted to get to know her further. This curiosity and desire to get close to her led to a budding friendship between the two. As Kirby and Brandon started to spend more time together, they started to realize that the spark of friendship they first felt with Active 20-30 was starting to transform into romantic feelings. Every Sunday they would share a steak dinner together while watching Game of Thrones. During these weekly dinners, they shared much of their past, their interests, goals, passions, and the bonds of affection grew into a relationship. A few months into dating, Kirby had an unexpected but amazing surprise: she was pregnant! Over the following 9 months, Brandon and Kirby’s love was solidified and strengthened in the face of overwhelming circumstances. Every problem that they faced, or obstacle placed before them, Kirby and Brandon turned toward each other and hurdled it together, fully committed to being a family together. On May 11, 2018 they welcomed Vivian Quinn Durbin into the world and together they entered the greatest and most beautiful chapter of their life together: parenthood. Every day since her birth, Viv has taught Kirby and Brandon more about love and what it means to be a loving family. As they continued their journey through not only parenthood, Brandon and Kirby’s love never faltered, and that initial spark of friendship that was lit a little more than a year prior was now a roaring inferno of passion and love. On Christmas Eve 2019, Brandon dropped to one knee and asked Kirby to marry him. We are so excited to share not only our love but our most special day with friends and family. We are firm believers that life happens the way it does for a reason, and we are elated to celebrate this next great chapter in our lives with those who mean the most to us.