JULY 7, 2019
May and David connected on Hinge, a dating app that came recommended by their amazing friends Ross and Puneet. After chatting online and discovering numerous mutual interests, they met at Cafe Leila in Berkeley for their first date on July 7, 2019. The initial plan called for a meeting over coffee (for David) and tea (for May), but they extended their date with a stroll around the neighborhood, which is where David had previously lived for nearly 10 years. The conversation went well, and they ended up continuing with a drink at Acme and dinner at Eat @ Thai. They have been inseparable ever since!
JANUARY 2020
May and David became official around their 6th monthiversary. They celebrated with a weekend getaway to Calistoga and enjoyed refreshing hot springs—one of their shared interests. May began the move from her San Francisco flat to David’s house in Richmond, and shortly thereafter, the COVID shelter-in-place order cemented their living situation. It is hard to believe now, but for the first few weeks of SIP, they actually shared a home office together!
SEPTEMBER 2020
There was a huge surge in dog adoptions during SIP. May and David submitted applications for a few adoptions but weren’t selected. In one case, the odds were 1 to 200. It seemed like dog fostering could be an option, so when May asked David if he would be interested in providing emergency foster care for some dogs from the Milo Foundation, she was surprised when he said yes. Why? Well it was for 2 moms (Cocoa and Latte) and 4 puppies (Biscuit, Brutus, Chester, and Mocha)! It was a difficult week with a variety of surprises, but overall, it was a very enriching experience filled with sleep-deprived nights and endless laughter. Biscuit, the sweetest puppy, was adopted by May’s friends and now goes by Baldwin. May and David decided to try fostering again but agreed to watch just one dog at a time to give them proper attention. Their next foster was Ricky, a Taiwanese Formosan Mountain Dog mix who flew straight from Taiwan and was rescued by the Animal Rescue Squad International (ARSI), and he spent 2 weeks with them before going to his fur-ever family. May and David signed up for Rover after that, and they have provided boarding for 8 dogs and counting.
2020 – 2021
The COVID lockdown felt simultaneously long and short, a period when time was a construct that existed only outside of the house. May and David painted most of the interior of their house, had new fences and a shed installed in their back yard, and brainstormed many travel plans. They took road trips to visit David’s family in San Diego and Tecopa (near Death Valley). They took another weekend getaway to Calistoga, only to have it cut short in the middle of the night because of a nearby wildfire. Just a couple weeks after getting fully vaccinated, and with international travel still off the table, they went on an RV road trip from Chicago to Denver via Route 66. They even managed to take a summer trip to Las Vegas for their second anniversary, where they stayed in luxury at the Palazzo…but with the catch that daytime highs reached 115. Ouch!
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
David proposed to May a day before her birthday on the colorful, picturesque Burano Island in Venice, Italy, with a ring nearly as colorful as the island’s houses, which were painted by the wives of fishermen to ensure they could find their way home through the fog after a long day at sea. Happy tears, joyous memories, and promises for a lovely future together were shared on a bridge while May’s amazing photographer (and model friend!) Damon captured the moment. Once engaged, their first international trip together continued through Italy and Greece for 2 more weeks. Wow, what a trip!
JULY 7, 2022
Initially, May and David planned to say their “I Dos” at San Francisco City Hall in a small ceremony with their immediate families. However, May and David now plan to celebrate their third anniversary by obtaining their marriage license at San Francisco City Hall on their third anniversary. Thanks to Ross Pearson for the amazing photos.
AUGUST 27, 2022
August 27 marks the exact midpoint between May and David’s birthdays. They were born 2 months, 2 days, 2 hours, and 3 minutes (shucks, so close!) apart. They had an intimate ceremony at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden. May and David celebrated their future together with their amazing family and friends (that’s you!) at Trader Vic’s in Emeryville at 5 PM.
DECEMBER 31, 2022
Surprise! We found out we are pregnant and shared the news with close family. At 12 weeks we announced this magnificent news to the world.
AUGUST 2023
We are excited to meet baby girl Davenport on/around August 21, 2023! She will be super excited to meet you soon as well. Let’s see if she will be a 12 lbs. baby like her mom or a 10 lbs. baby like her dad.
ABOUT US
MAY SUEN
May is a native San Franciscan who loves travel, photography, sampling new cuisines, watching and cuddling adorable dogs and David. She loves to travel, but her motion sickness does not cooperate. She got her adventurous spirit from her mom Kerry, who would discover fun destinations from her colleagues. They took advantage of their AAA membership with free maps and guidebooks for their camping road trips. May has traveled to 25 countries and 25 states. She was a digital nomad for two years and lived in Thailand, as well as Japan and China for shorter stints.
DAVID DAVENPORT
David hails from Chula Vista (San Diego) and loves Mexican food! He also loves May! He is a transit planner by day and sometimes by night, seeks out new and “different” music and music videos, and enjoys relaxing scooter and bicycle rides. His mom supported his map habit from an early age. He is always on the prowl for a new travel destination and has visited 20+ countries so far. David can be found working on home improvement projects and somehow convinced May to paint the entire house with him during lockdown.