Our first date was January 20, 2022, this was our first picture together snowshoeing during a group friend trip in Welches, OR.

Cory's niece, Kenna wrote this secret note for Chris while Cory was visiting in Sacramento. Cory safely delivered it to Chris without reading it, and all we can say is... we listened and will treasure this forever.

A vacation to Mexico that introduced us to Punta de Mita where we fell in love with the area.

We bought a house!

We take a trip to the Philippines to see friends, family in Manila and for some beach time in El Nido, Palawan.

Chris proposed over a game of scrabble after a day of island hopping around Palawan. And, yes - "U" and "I" were the last two letters on Cory's tray that were waiting to be played. Cory won the game.. obviously.

We returned to Punta de Mita to further explore the area and to find our wedding venue! We spent a week seeing even more of what the city has to offer and confirmed this is where our special day should be. (And, special sneak peek - this photo is where the wedding will take place).

Samson approves and can't wait for dad and papa to finally make us a legit family.