Like many millennials, we found ourselves on Tinder in 2022. It was the Monday after daylight savings time and Sarah was in the hot tub with Hannah and Sara whining about going on a date "in the middle of the night" (it was 7PM). In the corner booth of Pho Viet, Jake noticed Sarah showing up late smelling like chlorine and shamelessly double dipping spring rolls. Sarah noticed that Jake had a really sincere smile, loved his job, and asked good questions. We spent the first twenty minutes of our first date trying to figure out where we had met before, running through all the reasons why the other felt so familiar. Turns out, it was just that comfortable to be together. Jake sent a cute follow up message a day later and Sarah began what is now referred to as the "Ghost-aversary" - a three week ghosting period. Whoops. Thankfully, we ran into each other at the climbing gym, remembered that fun first date, and with Leah's oversight, we planned our second date to the Tin Pan. As we settled in to watch Tokyo Godfathers, a Japanese anime Christmas movie (?), Jake immediately grabbed Sarah's hand (with a bit of a death grip). She was thrilled. Within two months, Jake had already booked a plane ticket to Mexico for Sarah and Scott's conjoined 30th birthday celebration (shoutout Team Viper), where he made an amazing first impression (especially to Hannah) and was immediately a part of their now shared community. Meanwhile, Sarah met Jon by taking him to a niche film festival, experienced the magic of Arcata and the Peanut Butter crew, and joyfully competed with Erin for most time spent with Jake during a work week. Since that first smooch in 2022, we've woven a life of hosting our community for potlucks and grill outs, intentional conversations at Twin Bridges, international exploration, climbing trips, house projects, and shared meaning. We started writing The List on our fourth date, which documented all the things we wanted to do together, and for years now we've been crossing things off and adding on more. We decided to get married to recognize the commitments we've already made in our partnership - to spend our lives intertwining with one another, growing together, re-discovering each other in different seasons of life, and honoring the connection we've felt from the very beginning. We also love hosting a gathering, and we can't wait to celebrate with the very people who will be a part of our marriage! We've got a loose (or just very inclusive) definition of family - thanks so much for coming to our family get together. With love and good food, Sarah and Jake