Tim and Vanessa met the good old fashioned way, online. They found each other on an app called Happn which matches people via their geographical location. Vanessa lived in Venice and Tim was living in Santa Monica so without this helpful app they were worlds apart. Tim sent a perfectly worded message, "would you fancy a drink sometime?" and Vanessa had no choice but to accept. They first laid eyes on each other in Venice Wines where they enjoyed wine, bacon wrapped dates and delightful conversation. This led to many more dates (mostly sans bacon) and eventually they made it official with a friending on Facebook. A witness dubbed it "the great friending of 2016". Three years later they are still friends, in fact, you could say best friends - hence this whole wedding thing - and we're so excited to have you join us!

Vanessa and Tim took a little trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in May 2018. The booking was impromptu but a romantic get-away was needed. From the moment the plane touched down, the trip was perfect. The resort was exquisite, the food was outstanding and the company was obviously awesome. There was a chance that Tim could pop the question but he was so cool, calm and collected that Vanessa quickly decided it wasn't happening this trip. So with zero expectations they both enjoyed day one of the vacation while Tim sat with hidden anxiety. It was night two and the couple were getting ready for their first dinner out. Vanessa who is always on time (ha!)*, was ready to go a little early so she blindly followed Tim out onto their palatial ocean view balcony. As they stood there admiring the view, Tim said "I have a question I've been wanting to ask you". That's where it becomes a blur. * Written by Vanessa edited by Tim