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March-ish 2018
Like many couples in San Francisco, Danika and Joe first matched on a dating app, Bumble. After Stripe (Danika’s employer) announced they were acquiring a company called Index (Joe’s employer) on March 5, 2018, Danika realized she would be working with Joe and then promptly unmatched him on Bumble, due to her “I don’t date coworkers” policy.
They first met face-to-face during Joe’s New Hire Onboarding. The topic of their first conversation was on the definition of ‘Payment Facilitators’. Inspired by Joe’s insightful comments, and regretting her decision to unmatch him, Danika asked Joe out for coffee. Impressed by Danika’s creative interpretation of the regulatory framework on payment facilitators, Joe accepted Danika’s offer and they planned to grab coffee @ Philz on March 28. There happened to be a massive downpour that day, so the coffee date was moved to a discreet conference room in a far-flung corner of their office named ‘Bearded Dragon’. A :45min coffee lasted 2 hours, and the rest is history!
April 20th, 2018
Joe decided the most appropriate way to test their compatibility would be a long road trip to the far northern tip of California, to a tiny coastal town, Eureka. On the way, Danika revealed her love of redwood trees as they drove through Avenue of the Giants. Much oyster eating and hiking ensued over the weekend. On the way back, Danika further impressed Joe by showing off her bowling prowess and beating Joe. Everything seemed to be going well!
June 9th, 2018
Danika met Joe’s parents, Joe & Debbie, and his niece, Maddison, when they came to visit San Francisco in early June. Everyone had a great time, especially Maddison, who compiled video for the entire weekend!
November 18, 2018
Danika and Joe felt that a puppy would provide practice with surviving sleepless nights, knowing what was to come in June 2019.
After weeks of searching for just the right fur-baby, they adopted Zeus, who was being fostered in Santa Monica, California. They drove down to Santa Monica to bring Zeus home. Very quickly Zeus brought so much joy to their lives!
December 20th, 2018
Coincidentally, and fortunately, both Danika’s and Joe’s family live in the North Dallas area. This made the holidays an ideal time to get engaged. On the second day of a two week Dallas visit, and in the presence of her sisters, Joe surprised Danika with an engagement ring over dinner. After a brief moment of shock and confusion, she quickly said “Yes!”
June 24th, 2019
Baby Jack was born, happy and healthy, at 12:56am exactly on his due date. Their lives have never been the same.
Wedding Party
Bridesmaids
Middle sister of the Bride
Youngest sister of the Bridge
Groomsmen
Brother of the Groom
Joe met Judd when they became roommates in early 2008. While Judd has continued to make questionable hairstyle decisions over the years, they’ve remained great friends.
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