We like to say we were fated for each other. Chloe first moved to Fort Bragg, CA, in the fall of 2022 for a travel nurse job. While she was there, she was living next to a couple who happened to go to college in Colorado. She met them while walking Millie and got to chatting. Little did she know that couple was Derek and Shannon (James' coworker and close friends). After that encounter, they told James "You have to meet this girl Chloe. She snowboards and is super active... You guys would get along great." That night, James saw her on a dating app, and sent her a message. James had to wait a while, but they finally matched six months later, when Chloe moved back to Fort Bragg. Chloe had put in her dating account that she wanted to learn to surf - which as we all know is James' passion in life. It was the perfect opportunity for a fun date. Prior to her first surfing lesson, they grabbed drinks at their favorite place in Mendocino. There they talked for hours about travel and mountain lions and shared random stories from their lives. After Chloe didn't hear from James for a few days (he was trying to play it cool), she thought that was it and cried. Fortunately, a few days later, she got a follow up text to go surfing. The first surfing date was a hit, and they have not left each others side since... (except when James traveled to Indonesia to surf that summer). We truly believe the saying “when you know you know,” and we can’t wait to get married and celebrate our love with our most favorite people.