It all started in June 2018 when Vishal noticed Shivani at her cousin's wedding in San Diego. He has known about Shivani since an aunty once told him "ek pori chhe" (there is a girl). However, did not directly approach her or try to introduce himself until after the wedding. He even added her on Instagram to try and make a connection. With such a vague profile picture, Shivani didn't respond to his request for several months. Feeling determined, he decided to reach out to a mutual friend of theirs to help make the connection during another wedding later that summer. This is how their story began. The two first connected when the mutual friend asked Shivani if they could give her number to Vishal. At first, they were both shy, but it did not take long to get over this stage. They quickly began to connect on several topics, and soon it became normal for them to be on the phone talking for hours about their day-to-day lives, families, favorite foods, and goals in life. During Shivani's third year of dental school and Vishal's fourth year of medical school, the couple introduced the idea of meeting in person while Vishal was traveling around interviewing for residency. They were both nervous but decided to take the jump anyway. The two spent their time exploring Portland, having their first brunch date at Pine State Biscuit. This began their journey of many adventures. After months of traveling back and forth to see each other and eventually meeting one another's parents, they began to fall for one another. Shivani realized that she could be her goofy, loving self, and Vishal realized he can be his cheesy, "Bollywood" self without judgment. They soon became each other's best friends and quickly learned that they'd go to any extent to be an integral part of each other's happiness, success, emotions, and life journey Since then, their bond has continued to grow, and look forward to sharing their love story with family and friends in Portland on August 14.