Ten years ago, if you were around then, you know how this started. We made a decision in January, were engaged by February, and married by March. For some, it felt fast. For others, it was “about time.” For us, it was simply how we move — we decide, we move quickly, and we make it happen, often with little notice and a lot of faith. Not much has changed since then. Almost immediately after getting married, life shifted again. Just one year later, we welcomed Halo, and we went from friends to marriage, and from marriage straight into parenthood. Soon after, we moved back to Los Angeles — a place where we didn’t have much family, but where we learned what it truly meant to build one. From the beginning, it has largely been just us. We’ve had to create extended family through our business, our children’s schools, their activities, and the community we intentionally built around us. We learned how to trust, lean on others, and allow support from people who weren’t necessarily blood, but became family through love, consistency, and showing up. We started our business using everything we had, unsure if homeownership was even possible. Then, against what we thought was realistic at the time, we bought our first home — and right before that milestone, we found out we were pregnant with Arya. Life kept moving, stretching us, asking more of us than we thought we had to give. Over the years, we’ve experienced tremendous joy and profound loss. We’ve faced job loss, the loss of loved ones, seasons of uncertainty, and moments where we truly hit rock bottom. There were times when all we could do was look at each other, look inward, and decide — again — to fight for our marriage, our friendship, and the life we were building together. This is a story of two imperfect people choosing each other daily. Of giving grace when it would be easier not to. Of putting God first, maintaining tunnel vision, and believing that faith, vulnerability, and community could carry us through seasons of having very little — and seasons of abundance. Many of you reading this have played a role in our lives in ways you may not even realize. Whether we talk every day or haven’t spoken in years, whether you offered a prayer, a word of encouragement, a place to land, or simply showed up — you matter to us. This celebration is as much about that love and support as it is about us. Life moved us from Houston, to the Bay Area, to Los Angeles — and now, once again, back to Houston. Building our home here was another leap of faith. This isn’t a goodbye to Los Angeles, but an expansion — of home, of legacy, of relationships, and of the life we’re continuing to build together. Today, we’re grateful to have two homes and deeper roots in both places. We hope when you look at us, you don’t see perfection. We hope you see perseverance. Two people who continue to fight for peace, for love, for community, and for joy. As we celebrate ten years of marriage, we’re also choosing to enjoy the life we’ve worked so hard to build — and to step into the next ten, twenty, and thirty years grounded in friendship, faith, and the people we love. Thank you for loving our family, for being part of our story, and for celebrating this moment with us.