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Congratulations to Stefanie and Jake on their marriage! When our online backup service<\/a> was founded, we didn\u2019t think that our company would ever be involved in a love connection, but here we are! This isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve been \u201cinvolved<\/a>\u201d in a wedding, but this story is pretty special.<\/p>\n

Jake and Stefanie were married on Saturday, and Backblaze has been intertwined with them throughout their entire relationship. Jake shared their story with us after he won a Mighty Morphin\u2019 Backblaze Mug just a few days ago. How have we been a part of their love story? Let\u2019s start at the beginning\u2026<\/p>\n

Jake and Stefanie met in college on a private IRC blind date (a standard love story beginning), but what was not so standard was one of their first dates. Stefanie could be categorized as a \u201cstorage enthusiast,\u201d and on one of the first dates, she and Jake went to the local University of Alaska data center and as Jake writes, spent the evening, \u201cgoing to a server room at the university and playing with the first-gen Backblaze (Pod).\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, we don\u2019t take credit for their entire relationship, but you can imagine that the date may not have gone as well if our Backblaze Storage Pod<\/a> was boring.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Jake and Stefanie moved across the country, from Alaska to Portland, and from Portland to Massachusetts, and wherever they went, Backblaze followed. Just last year, we published a blog post about GINA<\/a> (Geographic Information Network of Alaska), and who is that in the picture? Stefanie, leaning against one of the Backblaze Pods that she helped build for GINA.<\/p>\n

They got married this Saturday, bringing their Backblaze love connection full circle. After we sent Jake a congratulatory email on October 8th<\/sup> letting him know he won a Backblaze mug, he wrote back with their incredible story, saying that he was getting married soon and added this: \u201cNo matter where we go, it seems Backblaze is a part of our lives. From dates, to work, to saving all my data, and beyond! In an odd way, this mug really means a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019re happy and honored to have been there with you, and we hope the mug always remains \u201chalf full\u201d for you and Stefanie!<\/p>\n

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Congratulations once again, and have fun in Canada! We hear the poutine is fantastic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Stefanie and Jake on their marriage! When our online backup service was founded, we didn\u2019t think that our company would ever be involved in a love connection, but here we are! This isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve been \u201cinvolved\u201d in a wedding, but this story is pretty special. 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