Our Story

18 years in the making.

How it all started.

  • First sight

    31 Dec 2002
    New Years Eve BBQ
    Sutherland, Sydney

  • First met

    8 Feb 2003
    Kingsford Chinese Restaurant

    Kingsford, Sydney
    Chris spilled black bean chicken all down his shirt. Bryant found it endearing despite the food wastage.

  • First date

    14 Feb 2003
    Valentines Day 2003
    Hoyts Broadway Cinemas, Sydney

    Watched Gangs of New York over 3 marathon hours and all restaurants were closed by the time it finished. If you have never seen the movie, we encourage you to look it up, it’s extremely romantic.

  • Sydney Symphony

  • First getaway together

    31 Mar 2003
    Easter long weekend

    Blue Mountains, NSW

  • Blue Mountains

    Jenolan Caves

  • Sydney Tower

  • First domestic travel together

    24 Jan 2004
    Melbourne
    & Australian Open tennis

  • Great Ocean Road

  • Sydney

  • Moved in together

    21 Jan 2006
    Homebush Bay, Sydney

    Shacking up together in an apartment at what is now named Wentworth Point. Full real adulting.

  • 204 Santorini, Homebush Bay

  • 615 Belagio, Homebush Bay

  • Bondi

  • First overseas travel together

    18 Jul 2008
    Star Alliance Round-the-World ticket

    Sydney > Montreal > New York > Washington DC > Paris > London > Beijing Olympics > Singapore > Sydney

  • NYC

  • Paris

  • Beijing

  • First home purchase together

    21 June 2009
    Newington, Sydney

    Domesticating in motion

  • Home Sweet Home

    Upon leaving Joyner Avenue after inspection, Bryant boldly announced “this is going to be our house”.

  • Our first pet

    11 Jul 2009
    Sabi, Bryant’s dog since uni, joined us from Brisbane

  • Sabi

    Sabi will always have a special place in Bryant’s heart. She was Bryant’s 21st birthday present from Uncle Tu, saw him through Vet School and supported him till he owned his own veterinary hospitals. One of the reasons Bryant became a vet was so he could get a dog!

  • First pet together

    24 Jul 2011
    Mia

  • Mia

    Our “rescue” pedigree Royal Easter Show ribbon winner. Thank you Isabella! This marked the beginning of our rescue pet collection.

  • 10th Anniversary

    14 Feb 2013
    Tetsuya’s Sydney

  • South Coast, NSW

  • Took Ownership of Business

    21 Jun 2013
    Bankstown & Boundary Road Vet Hospitals

    Life altering indeed

  • Bankstown Vet Hospital 2013

  • First dog together

    3 May 2014
    Miso

  • Miso

    Our little princess, 20% ratbag, 80% angel and 100% spoilt. Love her to bits.

  • Became Godfathers

    16 Dec 2018
    To Olivia Costello

    Daughter of Claudia Chan & Maurice Costello

  • Olivia

  • Proposal

    14 Feb 2021
    Mark’s Park, Bondi

    Bryant popped the question & Chris said yes

  • Day of Proposal

  • Proposal

And the rest is history.