Let's do this.

Laura and Kory met at Laura's home in Missoula, MT. Kory was friends with one of Laura's housemates, and they enjoyed many shenanigans with friends there.

After Laura moved back home to Bellingham, WA, she kept bumping into Kory around town. When one of their mutual friends came to visit, Kory sent Laura a Facebook message to see if she wanted to join them for a night out. Unfortunately she didn't see it in time, but the missed opportunity led to more messages and many dates, followed by...

After much debate about where to celebrate Laura's birthday, Kory and Laura decided to spend the day with their friend, Ivan, on his boat. Thinking it would be a day of floating + sunshine + fish, Laura was caught by surprise when Kory got down on one knee in the boat and popped the question. It was her happiest birthday ever.