Our Story

We matched on a dating app and decided to skip the small-talk coffee date in favor of something a little more committal: all-you-can-eat sushi. It turned out to be the right call — plenty of food, plenty of time to talk, and the easy start of everything that came next.

Michael met Emily's dogs, Sunny and Denny, on a sunny afternoon at an outdoor restaurant patio. The introductions were going beautifully — right up until Sunny enthusiastically flipped the entire patio table. Nothing says "welcome to the family" quite like that.

Our first theme park trip together was Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America. We had so much fun that by the end of the day we'd already decided to lean all the way in — we walked out with season passes and a brand-new shared hobby.

Michael proposed to Emily at Kings Island — the theme park life had to come full circle. He let Emily design her own ring, then surprised her with a set of matching earrings she didn't see coming. She said yes.

In 2025 we packed in 17 park days together and finally accepted the obvious by upgrading to skip-the-line packages. We're already at 11 park days in 2026, and at the end of May we're hitting the road for a 10-day, 5-park road trip to some of the farther-flung parks on our list.

The day we've been counting down to. We can't wait to celebrate with the people who've cheered us on through every match, every park day, and every flipped patio table along the way.