.Specialist tennis player Carol Zhao and DoorDash founder Andy Cog both attended Stanford Educational institution concurrently-- Andy even resided across the loss from among Carol's bridesmaids during freshman year-- but it wasn't until they each earned a degree that they attached. After Zhao sustained an accident in the springtime of 2019 on the ping pong circuit, she returned to San Francisco, where their roads ultimately moved across. "I possessed no suggestion that what felt like a job tragedy during the time would be the impetus to the start of our relationship," Carol points out. "Right now, it believes that it was destiny." Their very first day occurred at the Biergarten in Hayes Lowland, San Francisco. "What began as a basic conversation over cocktails turned into a multi-hour event that stretched over multiple clubs in the neighborhood," Andy claims. "And also even a chick ramen supper!" After they started dating (as well as Carol bounced back coming from her personal injury) the ping pong schedule maintained Carol taking a trip near to 10 months a year, so it took major preparation for Andy to lock down an opportunity and also place to recommend. "In February 2023, I made a decision to recommend in Austin, Texas as well as also looped her parents into my plans," Andy always remembers. "When I arrived, I acted everybody were actually going out for a pleasant dinner yet surprised Carol along with my proposition. Later on, our experts commemorated with each other at a nearby Mexican bistro, Suerte."" I liked that it was actually easy, private, and also private," Carol points out. "Merely both people because second." Both's wedding ceremony got on Saturday, July twenty, at the Belmond Vacation Home San Michele in capitals of Florence, Italy. Florence was just one of the first cities Carol's parents took a trip to after they received wed, and also Andy had always desired to notice a family excursion to Europe that he will organized to enjoy 2020, however that flopped as a result of the pandemic. "Because our visitors were originating from a variety of locations around the world, we thought extra comfortable supplying Florence as our wedding location," Andy says. "As well as we couldn't be healthier about that selection!" They had around a year to search places, see sites, try menus, and intend the schedule, however it was no small task. Their organizers-- Colin Cowie Occasions-- ensured they remained on monitor. It was crucial to the couple that they invest purposeful opportunity with each visitor, so they curated the occasions and visitor lodgings along with connection as well as community in thoughts, as well as they partnered with Cowie and also his crew to prepare every facet. "They were an impressive companion to aid form our wedding ceremony festivity as well as make it revitalize," Carol states. "In the course of the wedding ceremony weekend, the Colin Cowie Way of life staff was remarkably detail-oriented as well as served any sort of requirement our company had. The level of solution was actually a cherry atop an already incredible weekend.".