Our story began in 2020 at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, California, where we both worked as nurses. At the time, Joe was preparing to fulfill his dream of traveling to Colorado, but little did we know that our paths would cross in ways we never expected. We started as Instagram friends, following each other’s journeys from afar, as Joe moved on to Colorado and Mackenzie continued to work at O'Connor. Fast forward to 2022, when Mackenzie was enjoying lunch with her mom outside El Camino Hospital. Out of nowhere, she spotted a familiar face in the crowd. There, standing a little further away, was a very handsome man in blue scrubs, it was Joe! After a second glance, she realized he was the same guy from O’Connor, although, in true Mackenzie fashion, his name had slipped her mind. A quick search on Instagram confirmed his identity, and without missing a beat, Mackenzie walked up to him, re-introduced herself, and welcomed him to El Camino. Joe was still travel nursing at the time and had started his new assignment at El Camino Hospital with no idea his future wife was already working there. Not long after, Joe retained a full time positon as a permanent staff member at El Camino and decided to organize a group outing to a concert. He later admitted that while it was a group of us that went to the concert, he invited MacKenzie with the hope they would hit it off and connect. That night, he quickly realized just how much fun Mackenzie was to be around, and their connection only deepened. A week later, Joe asked Mackenzie out on a wine tasting trip to Napa, and the rest, as they say, is history. What started as a chance encounter turned into something much more, and we’re so excited to share the next chapter of our story with you all!