How we met

 
 

Wendie and Michael first met at California College of the Arts on the Mackey Lawn of the Oakland campus. It was a sunny first day of student orientation and they happened to stand next to each other. Each said an awkward hello and it was the beginning of a friendship. Unbeknownst to them, their friendship would turn into love and their love would turn into the start of a lifetime together.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 “We’ve come a long way baby.”

The Proposal

 

On the Sunday of May 5, 2019, Michael and Wendie met with their friend, Ashley, to see the Monet exhibit at the De Young Museum. What could be more delightful than looking at dreamy impressionist paintings? An artsy-fartsy play date became a very special day in Golden Gate Park where Michael popped the question.