Brian and Lorien

We can't wait to celebrate with you!

"We were together. I forget the rest." - Walt Whitman

Brian and I have a storied past together, starting with our very first escapade of visiting a local graveyard at night, with people who have become our best friends. This odd, spur-of-the-moment quest set the tone for all our time together. Brian wrote down my favorite flowers that very night, but then we had to settle for admiring each other from up-close-afar as I galavanted a bit. (Side note: I convinced him to go skydiving with me, but unfortunately I had to back out last minute. That's when I learned this guy would literally jump out of a plane for me!)

After many months of a blossoming friendship, with me growing accustomed to losing at board games for the first time in my life, we did what we've come to do regularly: Brian road-tripping in his minivan after helping friends move to California, and me buying a plane ticket with less than 24 hours to go, landing in Las Vegas so I could help him finish his road trip, then starting our true adventure!

After many months of hanging out every single day, adventuring, and doing the most romantic things possible, I finally relented and realized that we were in a relationship... not caring to ever be in another one. We've spent the past four years roaming the jungles, creeping through forests, traversing glaciers and volcanoes, dipping into canyons, climbing mountains, jumping from cliffs (one of us more successfully than the other), and pursuing all of life's adventures - even the "road trips" of a semi-long distance relationship for three years and finding joy through grad school, job changes, promotions, and … everything.

Just when I thought it would never happen, Brian swept me off my feet, in a flurry of whimsy, on what I've been told is the most romantic romp-around in all of history. Completely unbeknownst to me, Brian spent months concocting the world's greatest proposal! Dressed up as a wilderness explorer, with countless balloons, my guy swirled me around all of the United States and Canada in eight days, surprising me with bungee jumping, Broadway shows, kayaking, four best friends, and all the magic he could muster, including a flight plan in the shape of a heart and countless thoughtful details. Our travel culminated in a beautiful ring (and even better smile) in Zion National Park before heading back to Las Vegas where it all began. Let's be honest, though - the pizza he got me was the very best part.

And here we are! Promising to take on all of life's adventures together forever. And here you are, ready to help celebrate and usher us into marital bliss (and everything else that comes with it). Each one of you has played a role in this beautiful story of ours. We can't wait to turn the page and see what comes next!