Taryn and Mikey’s story began during a friends’ surf trip to Las Gaviotas, Mexico, over Memorial Day Weekend in 2019. Taryn was there with close friends from Corona del Mar High School, and Mikey came with his fraternity brothers from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Luckily, those two groups were one and the same (shoutout to Jack Molnar and Daniel McCabe). Neither of them surf, so they spent most of the weekend onshore — talking, laughing, and getting to know each other. Conversation came easy, and by the end of the trip, something had clearly clicked. Afterward, Mikey returned to Los Angeles and Taryn to Orange County, but they stayed in touch and officially started dating later that summer. After two and a half years —and countless drives between Redondo Beach and Corona del Mar — they moved into their first apartment in Newport Beach. Soon after, they welcomed their golden retriever, Maverick, to the crew. From weekend getaways to everyday routines, their lives have gradually woven together. In March 2024, on a quiet beach in Maui, Mikey proposed — and now they can’t wait to celebrate the next chapter with all of you.