Brett and Claudia’s story starts where all love stories begin…The Bank. Claudia was working at Wells Fargo when Brett was in need of a personal banker. By the meetings end, Brett left his phone number in hopes Claudia would call, but she didn’t. A few weeks later Brett came back into the bank and, again, ended up getting assistance from Dia. After some persistence from Brett about dinner, she texted him later that day. Dia, obviously not too enthralled at this point, organized a group date for the first date. Brett and Dia each rounded up some friends and they met at Opa in Walnut Creek. Of course, the girls were fashionably late. The night ended following dinner and it was uncertain as to what was next. Brett finally convinced Dia to go on a first date just the two of them. They went to Masses, played pool and ate Potato Skins. A connection began to bloom. Brett left that summer for Canada and while they were fresh in their relationship they kept in touch all summer. When Brett came home they started hanging out regularly and slowly began to fall for each other. They had amazing times together including Dia visiting Brett in Canada the following summer, many weekends in their favorite spot, Monterey, and they battled through Dia spending a year in New York. They had truly become each others person. Finally, on October 8th 2021, Brett proposed to Dia at Markham Vineyards. It was an incredible day full of love and happiness, followed by a celebration with all their friends and family back in Walnut Creek. They are excited about the next chapter of their lives as man and wife.