Shannon and Cody were both born in Santa Cruz, California. Cody lived there all his life, while Shannon grew up in Marin County. Shannon moved back to Santa Cruz in 2016 to attend graduate school at UCSC. She started teaching dance classes at the downtown studio Motion Pacific, where she made amazing friends. Two of them, Annie Hubbard and Mariah Hart, loved to scroll through Shannon’s Bumble app to try and find a Santa Cruz boy for Shan. They came across Cody’s profile during a girls' night out and recognized him from their childhood; they had gone to school with Cody and thought he’d be a great match for Shannon. Cody and Shannon started texting and planned a date in June 2021. They met for a drink at Abbott Square on Pacific Avenue and had instant chemistry. They played pool at Surf City Bar and spent almost every day together for the rest of that summer. Cody and Shannon got their first apartment together in Aptos in 2023. After a year, they decided to move to Folsom, where Shannon teaches first grade and Cody takes classes in aero mechanics at Sacramento City College. In August 2024, they adopted a rescue dog -- a black-and-white Staffordshire terrier mix named Moo, and he is the light of their lives! Cody and Shannon spend their spare time paddleboarding on Lake Natoma and walking Moo on the many trails in Folsom. They can’t wait to start this new chapter of their lives!