Emily Van Haren was born and raised in the Madison, WI, area and pursued
a career in software development. In 2015, she moved to California where
she met Alexey in 2019.
Alexey Orlov was born in Moscow, Russia, and immigrated to the San Jose, CA, area with his family in 1993. In 2013, he started his career as a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, which led him to traveling around the globe filming extreme sports. He moved back to the Bay Area from Los Angeles in 2018.
Their first date was a hike at a state park in the Santa Cruz Mountains on a rainy February morning. The rain deterred everyone else which made for a quiet and serene adventure through the wet and foggy forest.
In November, 2019, they toured Japan from the gates in Kyoto to the bright and bustling Shinjuku, Tokyo, to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
Alexey composed a short video of the weeklong trip:
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In May, 2021, they rented a campervan and road-tripped to Sequoia National Park. They backpacked up to a high-altitude lake and camped at a spot with beautiful views of the adjacent mountains and valleys.
At sunset just a short hike from camp, Alexey asked Emily to marry him. He made a short video documenting the adventure:
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They're looking forward to celebrating their marriage with family and friends at Monona Terrace in Madison, WI. After getting married, they hope to buy a house, travel through Europe, and eventually start a family.
Alexey Orlov was born in Moscow, Russia, and immigrated to the San Jose, CA, area with his family in 1993. In 2013, he started his career as a cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, which led him to traveling around the globe filming extreme sports. He moved back to the Bay Area from Los Angeles in 2018.
Their first date was a hike at a state park in the Santa Cruz Mountains on a rainy February morning. The rain deterred everyone else which made for a quiet and serene adventure through the wet and foggy forest.
In November, 2019, they toured Japan from the gates in Kyoto to the bright and bustling Shinjuku, Tokyo, to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
Alexey composed a short video of the weeklong trip:
Watch Video
In May, 2021, they rented a campervan and road-tripped to Sequoia National Park. They backpacked up to a high-altitude lake and camped at a spot with beautiful views of the adjacent mountains and valleys.
At sunset just a short hike from camp, Alexey asked Emily to marry him. He made a short video documenting the adventure:
Watch Video
They're looking forward to celebrating their marriage with family and friends at Monona Terrace in Madison, WI. After getting married, they hope to buy a house, travel through Europe, and eventually start a family.