It started, as all good things do, over cheese. Briana was working at Market of Choice as a pizza cook when Amanda started working across the aisle in the Cheese Shop. They shared a few jokes, some work pleasantries - and that was all it was for a few months. The holiday season rolled around, and one wintery night Amanda received a message from Bri seemingly out of the blue. Bri told her how she always made too many Christmas cookies, that she was planning on bringing a bunch to work the next day, and if it was ok, could she possibly bring some to Amanda? If she liked cookies and Christmas and other merry things, that is. The next day, she handed Amanda a red box tied with a bow, the first of many sweet gifts to come. In the past four years, Bri and Amanda have moved in together, adopted a guinea pig, and started a garden. They’ve joined a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, gone to Disneyland, escaped to the coast, and enjoyed adventure after adventure with their friends and family. They’d talked about marriage, but in a dreamy far-off way…which meant Amanda was completely blown away when, on the morning of July 15 2023, at Heceta Head Lighthouse, in the presence of all their siblings, Briana got down on one knee and asked Amanda to marry her. Over the course of their relationship, Briana and Amanda have received boundless love and support from their friends and family. It means so much to them to now share the biggest, cheesiest day of their lives with everyone they love dearly. It’s been a beautiful journey—and it’s only just beginning.