It all started when Nami and Ben “matched” on Coffee Meets Bagel... it’s a dating app. Right from the first messages exchanged, they could tell the other shared a similar sense of humor. And this was only made more apparent to them when on their first date they spent a couple of hours laughing through dinner at Parlor Pizza. Nami was in the midst of her second year of residency when it all started. She knew something was special about their relationship because she was forgoing her limited time for sleep to spend it with Ben. Ben was finishing business school and looking for a career in renewable energy. He knew something was special about their relationship because no matter where his future job took him, he wanted to be dating Nami. Beyond loving to laugh, they admired each other’s goals and ambitions. Nami was incredibly supportive as Ben pursued his new career and Ben was always there for Nami after a tough day at the hospital. Each had found a partner that made chasing their dreams more enjoyable. After Ben graduated, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to take a job with Tesla while Nami finished her final year of residency in Chicago. Despite the long distance, they connected daily and met up all around the country… not only in Chicago and San Francisco of course, but also in Lake Tahoe, Denver, San Diego, and LA to enjoy mini-adventures together. In May of 2019, they met up in France for a longer, two-week adventure… and unbeknownst to Nami, Ben was planning to ask her for a lifetime of adventures together. On the first morning of the trip, Ben proposed to Nami in Paris’ Luxembourg Gardens and she said yes!!! Shortly after France, Nami started her fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at UCSF. Nami and Ben moved to San Francisco together. Nami and Ben look forward to celebrating their wedding with you this Labor Day Weekend!