When Snoqualmie met Seattle

Brad grew up in North Bend and was the Facility Manager at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge for 5 years. He recently joined the Operations Team at Bungie Studios in October 2019. Brad has coached for the boy's Varsity Basketball program at his alma mater Mount Si High School for the past 6 seasons. The team wrapped up the 2019-2020 season with winning the 4A State Title. Natalie grew up in Queen Anne, Seattle. She attended Linfield College before setting off to Spain for 2 years to teach English and is currently building a career in construction management. They both enjoy various ways to volunteer and donate; Brad participates with the Washington Trails Association cleaning up hiking trails and Natalie is highly involved with Plymouth Housing Group.

As the tagline suggests, we love caring for our 2 dogs: Cade, an italian mastiff, and Pearl, a mini (big diva) daschund . For our very first date we met at a dog park and took Cade for a walk in the spring of 2018. We instantly became a pair and spent our first few months exploring our hometowns. We lived together in Issaquah for 1 year before our big move to Seattle in February of 2020. Now together in Seattle we enjoy city exploring, Macrina Bakery, walking trails on the weekends, Queen Anne hill walking weekdays, and planning our future together (all while plotting our next visit to Disneyland). Brad accepted a job at Bungie Studios as part of the Operations Team while Natalie has continued her career in construction project management. We both want to extend an enormous thank you for supporting us on this exciting next step in our lives. We can't wait to celebrate with you on October 2nd 2021!

Brad proposed to Natalie just before Christmas on a drizzly Saturday afternoon in Brad's hometown of North Bend. They set out that afternoon on their favorite walk: the scenic loop around historic Tollgate Farm. That same day set a record for wettest day of the decade but luckily the rain stalled briefly, just in time for the proposal. Brad coordinated with his assistant basketball coach to arrive with a camera to snap shots of the big question. Near the end of their walk, Brad signaled for his paparazzi sidekick to run up while he took a knee and asked Natalie for her hand in marriage. SHE SAID YES! The surprise wasn't over as Brad coordinated Natalie's parents to meet them at their favorite restaurant, Mount Si Golf Course.