Our Story
Our Story
We met in college...
We met in February of our freshman year at UC Santa Barbara (2008), outside of the De La Guerra Dining Commons. We had both gone to Late Night meal with our friends, and sat at tables next to each other. Max had seen Brandi around campus and Santa Barbara a few times throughout the year, but was always too nervous to say anything. Because the year was almost coming to an end, he knew this was his last chance. So after we both left Late Night, Max ran up to Brandi outside of her dorm and told her "I think you're really cute."
After a few months of getting to know each other, and bonding over our similar big-family and growing-up-in-the-ice-rink backgrounds, we started dating.
We've made our home in the East Bay, and live in Alameda with our rescue pup Olive. Max works as a Data Scientist for UC Berkeley Extension, and Brandi is an Associate VP at MUFG Union Bank in Downtown Oakland.
We will be married just after our 10th anniversary.
Best Friends
Best Friends
Over the Years
Over the Years
Important Dates
Feb 2008
Brandi and Max meet outside the DLG
May 2008
Officially Dating
June 2011
UCSB Graduation
Sept 2012
Max moves to the Bay Area
FEB 2013
Olive is adopted
Oct 2013
Max and Brandi get their first apartment together
May 2017
Engaged in Puerto Rico
JUNE 2018
Our Wedding