Our Story
May 2010 - July 2010
The Meet Cute
Our love story began the way many stories began in 2010, with a Facebook friend request. It was the end of Rachel’s senior year of high school and Jonathan had just finished his first year at Tufts University, where Rachel was heading in the fall. Through a friend of a friend of friend (Thanks, Parker!), we learned of each other’s existence and Jonathan pushed that friend request button.
While it sounded like a great idea to meet up that summer and make a friend before going off to college in Boston, it amounted to a somewhat awkward day at the beach, jacuzzi-ing with Jonathan’s friends, and parting ways thinking “They’re pretty cute I guess!”
July 2010 - April 2012
FAST FORWARD
After that fateful day, we didn’t speak again for almost two full years. Occasionally, Rachel would see Jonathan fly by on his skateboard, and he would see her on a run around campus. This is where the story might have ended if not for…
April 2012 (10 pm)
The Second Meet Cute
…a Kentucky Derby themed party on one of the most unseasonably warm days in April in Boston. The party in question was a fraternity date party and sadly, Jonathan did not have a date. Meanwhile, Rachel was excited for the Great Gatsby party next door, but had promised a friend that she would show up to this Kentucky Derby party as a blind date for one of his fraternity brothers. And as you might have guessed, that fraternity brother was Jonathan!
But as previously mentioned, the Great Gatsby party was the evening’s main attraction, so one peach and strawberry mimosa later, we again parted ways.
April 2012 (2am)
The Second Meet Cute
As the night wound down, Rachel started walking home and heard a voice from behind a hedge call out: “Hey, do you want some cookies?” And who else would be offering cookies at 2am in the morning, but Jonathan.
Through the enticement of cookies (which Rach doesn't even really enjoy), the universe had brought us together again and this time it stuck!
We fell in love.
2012-2022
Fast Forward
The next ten years passed quickly! After a couple years of dingy frat house parties and beautiful walks through Boston Common, we moved back to California.
Rach went to grad school and Jonathan followed her up to LA for a new job. We moved in together, developed a love hate relationship with LA, cooked many a meal together, and adopted our anxious angel of a dog.
September 2022
will you marry me?
Jonathan's proposal was planned to take place at Oak Street beach where we first met in Laguna.
Sunset, ocean, our dog...what could go wrong?
The first hiccup came when our dog, Ringo (usually obsessed with the ocean), refused to walk up or down the beach, scared by the noises of Labor Day beach goers. We meandered our way from the beach to the street, back to the beach, trying to buy time for our parents to arrive. Naturally, they were running late.
June 2024
happily ever after
Jonathan knew that he couldn't play it cool any longer and had to simply reveal his true intentions for the day. Dropping to his knee abruptly in between Brooks and Cress, he blurted out some combination of "Marry Me" words that neither of us can remember anymore, to which Rach said "YES!" (probably).
Unfortunately the last hiccup in the plan was the rising tide. As Rachel clung to her new ring, waves were trapping us into a tiny patch of sand. We shuffled our way through waist deep water, avoided Ringo getting dragged out to sea, and finally met up with our family to celebrate! All in all, it was perfect.
Through all the life changes that the last decade plus has brought, we couldn’t be happier to be spending the next forever together and celebrating with all of you at our wedding!
Thank you to everyone who has been alongside us over the years :)
