A love story...

... discovered at Chapman University, sparked in Rosarito, debuted before the iPhone, sustained by Michelin-starred Tokyo Cafe, lured by Los Angeles, serenaded by songwriter Andrew McMahon, cemented in beer pong tournament lore, flipped in a San Fransisco taxi, questioned over Settlers of Catan, always fueled by the next music festival (always), tolerated by a total of 19 roommates, aided and abetted by the world's greatest friends, and blessed by impossibly supportive parents.

engaged...

... on December 23, 2015 in Palm Springs. They celebrated by gliding circles around a pool heated to 96° until 3 o'clock in the morning, pausing quite often to reflect in wide-eyed bewilderment that it actually happened, and that it was still happening, and admire the glistening cushion cut that she endorsed twice and he remembered once.