Have you ever downloaded a dating app, uploaded your best photos, crossed your fingers, and hoped to meet the person you’d spend the rest of your life with? We have.

Our relationship began with a playful exchange on Bumble. Within hours of chatting, we found ourselves imagining an alternate universe in which we'd left our high-pressure jobs behind to open a zoo. In this whimsical version of our lives, we’d trade titrating medications and removing organs for feeding orangutans, scrubbing enclosures, and selling animal-shaped wax figurines. Given our mutual aversion to phone calls, we agreed we’d communicate exclusively via walkie-talkie on the grounds of our zoo. Even before meeting in person, it was clear we were both seeking someone who was supportive, adventurous, genuine—and just the right amount of weird.

After a rigorous background check via mutual acquaintances, we were each satisfied that the other was, in fact, a real person. Our first date was at FRIDA Southwest in the Paseo District. What we remember most from that evening is the July heat and ambient music so comically loud that it drowned out much of our small talk. Still, it gave us the chance to confirm what our messages had hinted at: the chemistry was undeniable.

A second date at a vintage, 1970s-themed bowling alley revealed both our competitive streaks and our surprisingly aligned bowling skills. Our third date ended with a kiss on Main Street. The kind of kiss that makes your heart race, sends stars cascading behind your eyelids, and turns your ears red just thinking about it. The kind of kiss that makes one of you accidentally drive the wrong way down a one-way street. The kind of kiss that feels a lot like true love.

In our time together, we have laughed daily, eaten every sweet treat we have ever met, and taken more trips to the grocery store than we're willing to admit, so many that we call it “our spot.” At the root of our love story is a friendship unlike any other we have ever experienced. Our relationship has evolved from planning our next date to imagining ourselves still playfully chasing each other down jet bridges, toward our next adventure, when we're in our nineties.

We are so excited for the future, especially November 8th, and can’t wait to celebrate our big day with you.

K&L

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

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