Our Story
It all started with a kiss swipe!
2019
A Match
Jan and Tiffany did not find each other via friends, through work, or from being at the same place at the same time —the pair met through the mobile dating app, Bumble! If not for this dating app, they likely would never have crossed paths. Thankfully it was 2019 and mobile device technology was where it was at!
Their dating profiles matched in early December 2019 thanks to them both swiping right on (saying yes to) each other. They messaged back and forth for a short while before deciding to meet each other in person for a beer —you can only gleam so much about a person via text! They met up for an hour on December 29th, Jan’s actual birthdate, and Tiffany could not understand why he was out on a first meet-up on his birthday! The pair didn’t see each other again in person until the New Year when the decided they were worth a full first date, with an evening of dinner and then drinks. They got together a few more times in late January and early February of 2020.
2020
Dating
On February 12, 2020, the two decided they would be exclusive (no more swiping on other people, lol) and start dating. Little did they know the world was about to drastically change! The two lucked out with a trip to Alberta together and a couple of family get-togethers to at least meet some of each other’s families before the world stopped. The COVID-19 pandemic was declared exactly one month and one day after they started dating. To this day, the have only known each other one month and one day outside of a pandemic!
2020
Pandemic
Just as everyone was having to adjust life to living in a shutdown world, Jan and Tiffany were also adjusting to their new relationship together —and quickly in close quarters! Throw in a four-year old who was also home all day since daycares were closed, and the first few months of the pandemic were very interesting times! The three got to know each other, and about each other, quite quickly! But with the restriction of only being able to see and interact with immediate household members, the timing of their relationship was impeccable.
2022
A Trip
Fast-forward to two years later, the family trio take a trip to Madeira Park on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. The mini vacay away was booked to celebrate Tiffany’s birthday (two weeks earlier), Valentine’s Day (the day after they returned home), Family Day weekend (the weekend after, but Westley would not be with them), and it was also Jan and Tiff’s two-year dating anniversary.
2022
She said Yes!
On Saturday, February 12th, 2022 the three ventured out to explore the Madeira Park area in the bright sunshine, with a little hike in Francis Point Provincial Park. When they reached the Francis Point Lighthouse at the end of the trail, the view was beautiful! The three were on a rock cliff above the ocean, the sky was clear, blue, and the sun was high and bright! Jan asked Westley to take a photo of him and Tiff together with her phone, and after a few couple shots were taken (aka tester photos) Jan got down on one knee and proposed! Tiff said “Hmm, I’m going to have to think about it and I need to know your drop-dead deadline.” —joking, of course she said YES!! So, two years to the date that the pair officially started dating, they were engaged to be married!
Now, they are excited to have you come celebrate with them as they exchange vows and become husband and wife.
