“Love is real, real is love.” John Lennon
Toby and Korja’s studies each brought them to The Evergreen State College, with Toby focusing on Visual Arts and Korja studying Performing Arts. Toby and Korja met while working together in the Scene Shop of the Experimental Theater. For a year and a half they worked side by side, becoming close friends. 
After graduation, their friendship grew into something more. After six months of dating they moved in together, and have been inseparable ever since. Toby spent a year and a half doing trail work and backcountry camping for the Washington Conservation Corps and then started working over-hire for several local theater companies as a carpenter, electrician, rigger, and scenic painter. Korja started working part-time as a theater technician and took any roles she could get her hands on. Over the past few years she’s played a sister, a lover, a soldier, a weasel, a bridesmaid, and a bunny rabbit. After nearly six years, they have found themselves working together again, as the Assistant Technical Director and Box Office Manager at Harlequin Productions.
In September 2013, Toby and Korja spent a few days vacationing in a sweet little cabin on the Washington coast. One morning they bundled up and went for a short beach walk, knowing that the beach was too sandy for a good agate hunt (much to Korja’s disappointment). Little did she know, Toby had planted a huge agate on the beach for her to find. “Hey, check that thing out,” he said. She looked down to find an agate at her feet, and chuckled knowing that he had planted it for her. “You loser,” is the last thing she said to him before she saw that the agate had the words “Marry Me!” written on them. He proposed with the ring that his father had given his mother, and everything about the moment was absolutely perfect: sweet, simple, and sincere.
Summer is now officially upon us and we’re loving all the potential with our new yard! Toby has decided to watch the yard over the spring, summer, and fall so that he can plan for the absolute-best garden with optimal shade and sun. And I’m just looking forward to us getting a dog that can […]
There’s a ton of work to do, much of it already underway, but we are so excited to make this our very first home!
Thank you to everyone for sharing in our special day! We were overwhelmed by all the love and well wishes from our family, friends, and hippie-tribe!
We’re getting married tomorrow! I can’t wait to see y’all there. 3:00pm @ the Tofu Ranch -K
Looking for something to do the night before the wedding? We’ve got you covered! Korja will be performing in Animal Fire Theatre‘s production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at the Tumwater Farmer’s Market at 7:00pm!
It’s really happening, people!
We’re getting married, y’all!
