Welcome to our wedding website - so glad you could make it! We created this website as an information hub for our upcoming celebration in Temecula, CA. Here you'll find our schedule of timings, venue directions and hotel room block details. You can also find background information on our relationship journey so far, as well as the awesome bridal party that is joining us up at the altar. Finally, thank you so much for all of your love and support so far. We can't wait to celebrate this special day and dance the night away with all of our favorite people! Much Love, Ryan & Courtney

I had just moved to LA, about three months prior, and was looking to meet new people so I joined an app called Bumble BFF. Many know Bumble as a popular dating app, but it can also be used to meet new friends in your city and this is how I met one of my dear friends Taylor. Taylor and I were planning our next get-together and we decided to host a brunch and invite the various friends we’d each met so far in LA. I remember it was a beautiful sunny day in Venice, CA and we went to the Sunny Spot. I invited a few ladies from work and she invited some of her friends, one of whom was Ryan. I recall Taylor saying she was surprised he even showed up because “he never really comes to anything like this”. Ryan was very charismatic, easy to talk to and had a great smile, but to be honest, I didn’t really give him much thought! We chatted a bit and I asked where he was from and to my surprise he said “Yak-i-ma, WA” (he weirdly emphasized the pronunciation). Being from WA state myself, I was so excited to meet a fellow Washingtonian and he seemed equally as excited to hear that I had actually heard of Yakima. After brunch we all went to the Whaler – a beachside icon. Shortly after getting there, Ryan said goodbye and left, stating he had to go on a date and that was the end of that, or so I thought. Fast forward 3 months and I ran into him again! This time at Taylor and Jimmy’s Engagement/Going Away party. When I saw that cute little red head from across the room, I walked right up to him and said “What’s up Yakima!” We chatted a bit that night, and one topic of conversation was cat sitting using Rover (a side hustle of mine, as I prepared to start my nursing career the following month). Ryan seemed weirdly interested in joining Rover, so I told him I had a sign-up code where I would get a $50 referral bonus. Unfortunately, the Wi-Fi wasn’t working properly at the venue so I told him I’d have to send it to him the next day (and no, I swear I was not trying to hit on him at this point). The following day, I messaged Ryan on Instagram to get his email address to send him the code, however, Ryan apparently was ‘too excited’ and ended up signing up on his own, or so he told me. He then tried to quickly fix the situation by saying, “Looks like I owe you $50, we’ll have to go out sometime.” It took Ryan forever to make the next move and to be honest, I was losing hope. Finally, he reached out and I decided to give him one last shot, thinking at the very least I’d make a new friend. We ended up going to watch the Seahawks game on a Sunday afternoon at the La Brea Brewery. I figured if we had nothing to talk about, at least we could watch a good game. However, when I walked in Ryan couldn’t have sat further away from the TV! I was a little worried that this was a mistake. As it turned out, we ended up completely ignoring the game and talked for 6 straight hours about anything and everything. I could tell you all the amazing qualities about Ryan Jerry Hughes, but that would go on all day. All you need to know is that I had a feeling about Ryan very early on in our relationship. It was like a magnet kept pulling us together, I was so drawn to him. We have both had previous relationships and were very clear what we wanted and needed from our respective partner - luckily for us we fit perfectly and our relationship grows stronger by the day. Our shared love of cats led us to adopting Violet and we have loved being “cat parents” together. I truly believe there is no stopping us and I’m looking forward to living this adventure called life with Ryan by my side. Love you BB!

I remember it so well. I was at brunch with some friends, and she walked in. Like a scene right out of a movie, she appeared to be walking in slow motion, glow of the sun shining behind her as she…. OK, I’m pretty sure we all know that’s not how things actually work. Although I was at brunch, I only knew 2 other people and for some reason I still agreed to go. It was a fun mix of people including Courtney who had just moved to LA a few months before. Brunch turned into a shared uber ride to a bar nearby, and although I didn’t talk to her too much, I do remember thinking she had a very infectious vibe about her. A few months later the same couple that brought us together for brunch was having a going away/engagement party and to my surprise Courtney remembered me. We chatted a bit and agreed to connect again, but I didn’t think too much of it. We had some random messaging the next day and a little more back and forth on Instagram, but it wasn’t until a few months later that I reached out again to get-together (clearly she had made an impression and was still on my mind). Since it was football season and we were both from Washington State, we decided to meet for the Seahawks game at a brewery near her place. I got there first and grabbed a table, waiting anxiously for her to arrive. Once she did, she made a joke about how far my table was from any TVs… we both laughed, and I think that set the tone for the rest of the day – it was absolutely awesome! I don’t think we watched a minute of the game (and not just because we were ‘too far’ away from a TV), we just talked, laughed and found out that we had a lot more in common than we even realized, including a few mutual friends from back in Washington, mostly from WSU where she attended college. After leaving that night I knew I was in trouble. I had never connected with anyone so quickly and from that day on we started talking and seeing each other more often. The more I got to know Courtney, the more excited I was about seeing her again. I hadn’t met a more fun, kind, outgoing, thoughtful and of course beautiful person. She came out of nowhere, but after that first ‘date’, weekly hangouts quickly turned into daily hangouts and our relationship progressed faster than I think either of us expected, it was just so natural. I knew very early on that she was one-of-a-kind, but most importantly, after all these years, I finally felt what it meant when people say, “I have found the one”. (plus, she has told me… “if you leave, I will FIND you” … and I wouldn’t have it any other way). Love you Coco!