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October 7, 2023
San Jose, CA

Michele & Benjamin

Benjamin Waxler

and

Michele Ellison

October 7, 2023

San Jose, CA

How We Met

Like Literally Everyone Else Nowadays...

Hinge, baby! Michele "liked" Ben first because his profile said he was 6'4" and employed (her bar was low). Ben messaged Michele back because her profile said she lived within a 50 mile radius of him (his bar was even lower). They met in a park in Los Gatos for their first date. Michele had internet-stalked everything she could about Ben and shared her location with multiple people, in case he turned out to be a creeper. Ben had done no research on Michele whatsoever and just showed up because he's a guy. Within 5 minutes of meeting, Ben mentioned (unprompted) that he owned a Tesla, Michele made fun of him, and Ben did not laugh. Things were not looking good. Still, 5 hours and 1 bottle of wine later, they planned their second date before the first one ended.

How He Proposed

The Most Romantic Story Ever

Ben took Michele to that same park they had their first date. Michele pretended she didn't know what was happening, but took 2 hours to get ready for a "picnic." After they got to the park, Ben was nervous and googled "how to propose" while Michele was in the bathroom. Michele still said yes.