When people ask how we met, we always say, “There’s a short version and a long version.” If you haven’t heard the long one yet, don’t worry — we love telling it and will happily give you the full saga another time. But for now, here’s the short version (which is still not that short).
We met at a Mura Masa concert at The Wiltern in 2017. Brynne was supposed to go with her best friend Lindsay, but due to a mix-up on the date, she went alone. We bumped into each other in the crowd and danced until the show ended. After the show, Brynne joined Chris and his friends at a bar in Venice, where we continued talking, dancing, and having a perfect night until we shut the bar down, too.
At the end of the night, we had to head our separate ways and say goodbye. As Chris and his friends pulled away in a taxi, Brynne realized her phone had been stolen. Not only did she not have a way home, she knew that if Chris texted her, she'd never see it.
The next morning, Brynne got on her iPad to try and find Chris on Facebook—she luckily remembered his name because she had joked about how it was "so generic…" compared to hers. She scrolled the search results until she spotted him, towering over his friends in his profile picture, and sent a friend request. Chris was excited to see Brynne's name pop up on his phone after she hadn't replied to his texts, and messaged her there to exchange numbers (again) and keep talking.
Long distance was our first real challenge—while we were both in LA, Brynne lived on the West Side in Venice and Chris lived on the East Side in Echo Park (anyone in LA can attest to how bad that is). Thankfully, we worked less than a mile from each other and could plan a first date at a bar nearby called The Wellesbourne. A few months and many playlists, concerts, and amazing dinners later, we made it official.
Over the years, we met each other’s families, mixed friend groups, went on trips, and eventually moved in together in Echo Park (the East Side won). That apartment became the place where Chris proposed to Brynne on November 23, 2024. Today, we live in Silver Lake with our four-year-old puppy, Billie, loving our life in LA and excited for wherever the rest of our story takes us.
