How it all started…
Brianna and Daniel first met during their first year of high school and quickly became best friends. Over the next four years, they bonded over sports, music, movies, and TV shows. A little romantic spark went off during the last few months of senior year. They both concluded that they had feelings for each other, but with college around the corner, nothing came of it because of how far away they’d be from each other.
They stayed in touch and always saw each other during college breaks. Whenever Daniel came to San Diego, they’d go to lunch or dinner, and vice versa whenever Brianna went to Mexico.
Fast forward a few years, and after fishing in the dating sea for many years, something finally clicked.
In October 2023, Brianna went to Cabo for a friend’s wedding and made plans to see her group of friends (including Daniel) at dinner. They ended up sitting next to each other, and sparks flew (their two best friends noticed and took note). During the same visit, Daniel invited Brianna to a golf tournament. It’d been the first time they hung out alone in some time, and it was refreshing to be together.
They stayed in touch for the next few weeks and made plans to go golfing the next time Brianna was in town. Fast-forward to Thanksgiving weekend, and they went golfing and to a concert. It was clear they both still liked each other and were going to spend a lot more time together.
Brianna had to go on a business trip to San Francisco following Thanksgiving but would be back a week later for the holidays. Once she was home, they made plans to go golfing again and had a great time. It was clear as day that they needed to explore what this relationship could be.
Daniel invited Brianna to a really nice dinner and asked her to be his girlfriend to explore what a relationship could look like. They’ve been inseparable ever since.
Over the next eight months, Brianna and Daniel took many trips together to explore new places: Mexico City, Palm Springs, and NYC. On one of these trips, they started planning what would become an epic trip across Europe.
In late August, they jetted off to Europe to visit Madrid, Barcelona, Costa Brava, Lake Como, Milan, and Paris. Daniel showed Brianna all of his favorite places in Spain, and they hopped over to one of Brianna’s favorite cities: Lake Como. Daniel arranged for them to stay at their dream hotel on the lake.
Upon arrival, Daniel acted very secretive and kept saying we needed to be at the garden by 4:00pm for something. They quickly got ready and headed downstairs. They walked over to the garden, but there were two girls taking pictures where Daniel wanted them to walk. Again, acting very suspicious, he kept saying we needed to wait for them to leave. At this moment, it clicked for Brianna that he was planning to propose. Luckily, the girls taking pictures quickly moved, and Daniel could take Brianna to the main entry of the garden, which was tiled with beautiful mosaics and statues.
While taking in the view, Daniel got down on one knee and said: “My love, will you marry me and make me the happiest man on Earth?”
It was the quickest and best yes she’s ever said.