Shanell & Jayson

JUNE 22, 2024 | Tamarindo, Costa Rica

We can’t wait to celebrate with you, Pura Vida style!

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Our Story

We met the way many couples meet these days, an online dating app! Our paths aligned almost perfectly (but honestly props go to Miss Rona): Jayson had just been stationed in Hawaii a couple months prior, and Shanell had moved back home with her family in Hawaii to finish grad school online.

 

We first connected in June 2020, and it all started with a conversation about music. Since then, we talked nearly every day (and Shanell was able to overlook the fact that he was a Jay-Z fan, iykyk). By the time we met in person, we had shared so much about each other and had such genuine conversations that it felt easy to dive into a relationship.

 

We’ve been together since, with plenty of adventures and spontaneous moments following. Our time together in Hawaii would soon come to an end. And after a year of long distance, we both took a leap of faith to start our lives together in North Carolina.

The Proposal

Jayson planned to propose to Shanell in his home state of Florida but she, unknowingly, threw a wrench in that plan. But the alternative plan was so worth it.  On an unassuming weekend, Jayson planned for us to go on a tiny plane to be flown by his friend who recently got his pilot license. The flight was going well until his friend alerted us that the plane was malfunctioning and we might have to crash land. 


Once Shanell had already accepted fate and braced herself as the plane started to descend from hundreds of feet above ground, Jayson popped the question. There was adrenaline, confusion, shock, excitement, amusement, you name it. Through all the emotions, she happily accepted (whether she really had a choice is debatable 😂). Nonetheless, it was a day we would never forget!

 

We are so excited to give you all a weekend of fun, food, drinks, and celebration – in Costa Rica in June of 2024!