We met in 2014 when Kevin was working at Orange Coast Magazine with my mom, Shelley. I was attending college out of state and would help out at the magazine during the summers. Kevin and I worked a few magazine events together and got along great. At the end of the summer, I returned to Texas to finish school and Kevin was getting ready to move to Australia. When I finished school in 2015, I moved back to California and attended an Orange Coast Magazine event where I ran into Kevin. We began seeing more of each other, from working fruit stands at farmers markets, to camping, and everything in between. I began graduate school in January 2016 in Texas and Kevin was off to Vietnam. Thanks to FaceTime and social media, we were able to stay in touch, despite the 8,750 miles between us. Seven years, one global pandemic, and one rescue dog later, we are so excited to celebrate our marriage in our favorite city with the people we love the most.