Our Story
It was love at first swipe.
… and a few small exchanges about travel.
Those casual chats quickly turned into hours of talking, two back-to-back video calls in one day, and the quiet realization of, this might actually be something.
From our first video call on December 20, 2023, to meeting in person just two days later, followed by meeting friends at a Christmas party on date #2 the very next day, things moved quickly in a way that just felt right. Six days after that first call, Misha asked Amelia to be his girlfriend. A mix of excitement and shock overcame Amelia, but the rest is history.
Within weeks, we were traveling to Canada, Vermont, and Europe, getting matching tattoos, and deciding to build a life together by day 100.
Since then, we've shared countless adventures: 11 countries (with a few repeats and many more to come), 7+ states, endless hikes, a couple volcanoes, spontaneous trips (including the time Amelia surprised Misha with a trip to Colombia and he didn't know where they were going until they arrived), and multiple well-documented spreadsheets to manage our lives, because love is also about the little details and building a future together.
What started as a simple swipe turned into something we never saw coming, and something we're endlessly grateful for as we continue choosing each other and our boys every day.
We were both so excited to return to Japan, this time together (!!), on the beautiful island of Kyushu. A few days later, on the quiet trails of Mt. Aso in Kumamoto, everything fell into place. Misha asked a passing jogger to capture the moment on video.
As Misha started speaking, Amelia thought it was still just part of the photos, until he got down on one knee.
And just like that, in a moment that felt perfect in every way, it was an easy yes!
