Our Story

Michalis & Cristal

The short version: we met, and every version of the future I could picture had her in it.

Michalis and Cristal in front of the Reichstag, Berlin

How We Got Here

The long version fits in a paragraph

We've walked through cities neither of us grew up in, stood under other people's flags, and kept ending up back at the same table. The adventure isn't the traveling — it's who you come home with.

What's Next

The list keeps getting shorter

A place that's actually ours
A family, when we're ready
More trips, fewer plans

Pictures and Clips

The gallery

Michalis kneeling in front of Cristal in a dim hallway — One knee, mid-joke.

Michalis and Cristal in a sleigh at a Christmas market — Sleigh ride at the Christmas market.

Michalis and Cristal under warm string lights at night — String lights, late night.

Michalis pointing at his CRISTAL t-shirt — The CRISTAL tee.

Michalis and Cristal sharing cotton candy at a night market — Cotton candy at the night market.

Michalis and Cristal laughing, close-up — Close-up.

Michalis and Cristal in front of a blue-lit stone tower at night — A cold night by the tower.

Michalis and Cristal on a San Francisco rooftop at night — San Francisco rooftop.

Portrait of Michalis Vasileiadis — Hi, that's me.

Claude Code reaction, from the beanbag.