We met the good old fashioned way —swiping on the dating app Hinge. Our first month of getting to know each other consisted of all the stereotypes Portland is known for: Brunch at a place with a line, a trip to John’s Marketplace to pick out a hard to find beer, dinner at a brewery and celebrating New Years Eve at a karaoke bar. We discovered pretty early on how well we complemented one another, both outgoing and not afraid of embracing our silly sides. A few years later we made the leap to move in together, signing a lease on an apartment 3 weeks before the world shut down in March of 2020. While unexpected to live and work together in a one bedroom apartment, the foundation we had built came in handy and we grew closer together with each episode of Survivor we binged. Six years later, we're excited to transition into our next chapter as husband and wife — The Patlans!

It was a beautiful summer morning in Bend and we had plans to go to Sawyer Park to dip in the Deschutes river and relax. After an hour of hanging out and swimming, Julian realized it was his time to shine. As most stories go, neither of us remember many details about what was said but Julian stumbled through the points he was hoping to hit with his proposal and Shan had an ugly cry and then we were engaged! Julian picked Sawyer Park as it's a special place to us and somewhere we could come back to every July together and bring our future family. It was the perfect day.