Elise & Ricardo — We’re getting married
01Our story 02The proposal 03The album 04Cookbook 05Details 06The weekend 07What’s the plan 08RSVP 09Where we’ve been 10Seven wonders 11Registry & fund 12Questions

see you on the dance floor
Elise and Ricardo kissing on a whitewashed dome in Oia, Santorini, the sun setting over the caldera behind them

Together with their families

Elise and Ricardo

are getting married

  • WhenTo be announced
  • WhereTo be announced
  • MetLos Angeles, California
  • EngagedSantorini, Greece
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we can't wait to
celebrate with you

Our story

It started with
a message

Los Angeles. A dating app. Ellie’s profile said exactly what she was looking for, down to what time he should pick her up. Ricky read the list, recognized himself, and sent the only reply that made sense.

She stopped looking. He was right.

  • WhereLos Angeles, California
  • WhenThursday, June 8, 2023
  • First moveHis. Obviously.

the profile. the prompt. the message.
all of it, still saved.

Elise's dating profile photo: smiling against a brick wall in a green palm-print dress
her profile picture.
he liked it. a lot.

June 8, 6:33 PM

I’m looking for

A modern take on a traditional man. Someone to have intellectual conversations with, travel the world and learn from.
“Let me open the door for you”
“I’ll pick you up at 6:45”
“Let’s go to church together”
“I can fix it”

Alriiight you can stop looking now

The proposal

She said yes,
in Santorini

Ricky asked. Ellie said yes. It happened on the island of Santorini, Greece, above the caldera, with the whitewashed houses and blue domes doing what they do best. The rest of the story is for the dinner table.

  • WhereSantorini, Greece
  • AnswerYes. Obviously.
Elise's hand in Ricardo's, the engagement ring catching the Santorini light
still can't believe he kept it a secret
The whole roll See all sixty-three frames the knee, the boat on the roof, the dome, the steps, the cliff

Oia, at golden hour

Milo, a curly apricot-colored dog, sitting in front of purple flowers with his tongue out

the face. it works every time.

milo. the actual celebrity.

About Milo

The one you
really ask about

Nobody asks how we are doing. They ask how Mr. Milo is doing. He is the biggest part of our lives that fits in the back seat, and when we travel our friends and family do not offer to watch him, they fight over it. In Ellie’s kitchen he holds the title of head of quality control, and he takes it very seriously.

  • Milo on a basketball court in a red number 23 jersey, holding a ballgame day
  • Milo wearing round black glassesthe scholar
  • Milo in a blue party hat and a bandana that says birthday boybirthday boy
  • 1stquestion we get: “how’s Milo?”
  • 1waiting list to dog-sit. There is a fight.
  • TBDwhether he is on the guest list. He thinks so.
Ricardo mid-run on a walled lane above Florence, arms up, the Duomo in the distance
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days in a rowand counting, live

About Ricky

One mile,
every day

Since January 1, 2021, Ricky has gone outside for at least one mile every single day. Rain, travel, holidays, hangovers. Then on December 26, 2025 he had ACL surgery, and the next morning he went out and walked the mile on crutches. He kept walking it on crutches until he could jog again. So it is no longer a running streak. It is a one-mile-a-day, outside, no-matter-what streak, and honestly that is the better story.

Elise and Ricardo in aprons at a pizza and gelato class in Italy, Ricardo holding a ball of dough

pizza school, italy

pizza, pasta, creme brulee.
the infinity stones of cooking.

About Ellie

Writing a
cookbook

Ellie cooks the way some people breathe. Right now she is turning years of recipes, family notes, and Sunday experiments into an actual cookbook. If you have eaten at her table, you already know. If you have not, RSVP.

She is also, quietly, the more decorated athlete in this relationship.

Ellie’s cookbook

Add a page
to our cookbook

Ellie wants your recipes. The one your family makes every holiday, the one you found online and never stopped making, the one on a stained index card. Paste a link, add a screenshot, or write it out. It goes in the book, and every guest can cook from it.

nonna's sauce counts. so does box mac and cheese.

or just write it out below

Serves Prep Difficulty

Ingredients

Method

Your page goes into the book right behind this one, for every guest to cook from. Ellie and Ricky can take a page down if they need to.

Grazieand gracias. It’s in the book.

Your page is right behind this one. Turn the page to see it; Ellie is probably already reading it.

the blank page is the hardest part

Where we’ve been

Six countries,
twenty-four cities

We travel the way we eat: often, together, and always asking where next. Every arrow on this post is somewhere we have stood side by side, from a sunset in Santorini to a taco stand in Juarez.

Elise and Ricardo posing under a hand-painted trail signpost that points to cities around the world
we collect signposts too
USALas VegasChicagoBostonNashvilleTaosEl PasoChicoLake TahoeMammoth Lakes
ItalyVeniceFlorencePisaSan GimignanoSienaRome
SpainBarcelonaSevilla
GreeceAthensSantorini
BrazilRio de Janeiro
MexicoMonterreyGuadalajaraCancunJuarez
Nextpick a wonder on the departures board

Ellie loves to travel

Seven wonders,
three down

Ellie loves to travel. Ricky loves going wherever Ellie is going. The running list so far: Christ the Redeemer, Chichén Itzá and the Colosseum, which means one wonder for each side of the family and one for the two of us. The plan is all seven, eventually. The honeymoon fund below is not unrelated.

four to go. no rush. okay, some rush.

Elise and Ricardo smiling beneath Christ the Redeemer against a clear blue sky

arms wide, like the two of us

Boarding passNo. 01 / 07

Christ the Redeemer

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • ToGIG
  • Seats2A · 2B
  • StatusStamped
GIGElise & Ricardo
Elise and Ricardo in front of the pyramid of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá

one for Ricky's roots

Boarding passNo. 02 / 07

Chichén Itzá

Yucatán, Mexico

  • ToCUN
  • Seats2A · 2B
  • StatusStamped
CUNElise & Ricardo
Elise and Ricardo taking a selfie in front of the Colosseum in Rome

one for Ellie's roots

Boarding passNo. 03 / 07

The Colosseum

Rome, Italy

  • ToFCO
  • Seats2A · 2B
  • StatusStamped
FCOElise & Ricardo
Boarding passNo. 04 / 07

Machu Picchu

Cusco, Peru

  • ToCUZ
  • Seats2A · 2B
  • StatusSomeday
CUZElise & Ricardo
Boarding passNo. 05 / 07

Petra

Ma’an, Jordan

  • ToAMM
  • Seats2A · 2B
  • StatusSomeday
AMMElise & Ricardo
Boarding passNo. 06 / 07

The Great Wall

Beijing, China

  • ToPEK
  • Seats2A · 2B
  • StatusSomeday
PEKElise & Ricardo
Boarding passNo. 07 / 07

The Taj Mahal

Agra, India

  • ToAGR
  • Seats2A · 2B
  • StatusSomeday
AGRElise & Ricardo

Next wonder fund

Send us toward
the next stamp

Instead of a toaster, pick a wonder and put us on the plane. Choose a destination on the board, send whatever you like, and write the wonder’s name in the note so we know which stamp you are buying.

pick a gate. we pack the bags.

Departures Next wonder fund

Pick a destination above.

Venmo Card

Venmo and Zelle reach us in full. Card works too; the card company keeps about 3%.

The details

Save the
someday

We are still choosing a date and a place. When we do, this page will be the first to know, and so will your inbox if you RSVP below.

  • DateTo be announced TBD
  • TimeTo be announced TBD
  • VenueTo be announced TBD
  • Dress codeTo be announced TBD

Soon.

The countdown starts the moment we pick a date.

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we promise it's on the list

once the candles are lit

  • The roofless nave of Hacienda Concepción at night, every arch lit amber, chairs lining the aisle

    the aisle, lit

  • A table set with sage green napkins, wooden chargers and terracotta candles

    green napkins, orange candles. we did not plan that.

  • A ceremony under the old sabino tree, bougainvillea overhead, candles along the aisle

    under the sabino

The place

A hacienda
from the 1500s

Hacienda Concepción has stood in Concepción del Valle, just south of Guadalajara, since the sixteenth century. Most of its roof is long gone, which is the point: the walls are open to the sky, the chapel is still consecrated, an old sabino tree holds the garden, and once the sun goes down every arch and every step is lit by candles. We will be the ones under the string lights.

  • WhereConcepción del Valle, Jalisco
  • Fly intoGuadalajara (GDL)
  • MapOpen in Maps

hotels and how to get there: coming soon

The weekend

Course by
course

The whole weekend, served as a tasting menu. The times and places fill in here as we set them, so check back.

The full plan, hour by hour

come hungry. stay late.

RSVP

Will you
join us?

Guadalajara, November 2027. We would love to know you are in. Tell us who is coming, what you eat, and what gets you on the dance floor. Formal invitations will follow.

it takes about 40 seconds. we timed it.

Elise and Ricardo cheek to cheek on the tiled Selarón Steps in Rio de Janeiro

this is us, hoping you say yes

Your reply

Elise & Ricardo

Text reminders. Optional, but if you are coming we highly recommend it: the address, the shuttle times and any day-of changes go out by text.

You can reply again later if anything changes. The latest reply wins.

Graziegracias, thank you

Your reply is in. We will send the real invitation the moment we have a date.

we'll save you a seat

Gifts

Your presence
is the present

Truly. But if you would like to give something, we have put two options below and we will be grateful for either.

No. 1

The registry

A short list of things for the home we are building. We are putting it together ourselves, so it will only ever hold things we will actually use.

View the registry

No. 2

The honeymoon fund

Help us get gloriously lost somewhere for a couple of weeks. Any amount, any way that is easiest for you.

Venmo Card

Venmo and Zelle reach us in full. Card works too; the card company keeps about 3%.

or just come dance with us. that's plenty.

Questions

Things you
might wonder

ask us anything, honestly

The stone entrance arch of Hacienda Concepción, greenery climbing the wall, a palm behind it
the way in
When and where is the wedding?

November 2027, at Hacienda Concepción, a sixteenth-century hacienda just south of Guadalajara, Mexico. The exact date, the address and the countdown live in the Details section above, and everyone who has RSVP’d hears from us directly as the rest falls into place.

Where do I fly into?

Guadalajara (GDL). The hacienda is a drive south of the city. Hotel picks, rides and a rough plan for the weekend will land here as we lock them in.

Should I RSVP now?

Yes, please. It helps us plan a table with the right number of chairs, and it tells us how many of you are flying in. You can always update your reply later; the latest one counts.

What should I wear?

Formal. We will say this much: comfortable shoes, because there will be dancing, some of it on four-hundred-year-old stone.

Are kids welcome?

To be announced. We will confirm once we settle the format of the day.

Can I bring a plus-one?

Formal invitations will name everyone in your party. If your invitation includes a guest, bring them. If you are not sure, just ask us.

How do I reach you?

Reply through the RSVP form above, or reach either of us the usual way. We read everything.

Who made this amazing website?

Ricky did. Between the daily mile and the pasta, he builds websites on the side through his little studio, Ah Web Oh!, and this one was the easiest sell he has ever made: the client said yes before he finished the pitch. If your business needs a site with this much garlic in it, you know who to call.

Just for the two of you

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