From the Coast to the Super Bowl Wedding

It’s a traditional pipeline. Get engaged at the Oregon Coast, get married during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. Isn’t that how it works for everyone?

That’s at least how it worked for Tommy and Elly.

Before their Super Bowl wedding, they were just a couple on vacation on the Oregon Coast. Tommy reached out ahead of their trip with a simple, yet quietly ambitious plan: propose at a beautiful location. No flash mob. No drone choreography. Just ocean, wind, and a well-timed question.
It was the windiest day I can remember on the coast. Full stop. A gray October day that felt like the Pacific was personally invested in chaos. Meanwhile, their energy? Locked in. High. Unbothered.

Elly was completely surprised when Tommy proposed on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The kind of view that makes you forget your hands are freezing. Pear-shaped diamond ring. Ocean roaring below. When she said yes, it felt like the wind took a beat—just long enough to let it land. Afterward, we wandered through Ecola State Park. Forest first. Then beach. That soft, post-engagement glow where everything feels lighter and time slows down a little. They walked, they laughed, they held hands like people who had just unlocked a new level.

At the time, none of us knew that their wedding would become the most-watched event of 2026.

Which feels right, honestly. Because that’s the thing about moments like this—you don’t know how big they are while you’re in them. You know how they feel. Engagements don’t need perfect conditions. They need presence. A little courage. And someone you’re excited to walk into the next chapter with—whether that’s through a coastal forest or straight into Super Bowl history.

Tommy and Elly did both.