We first met at breakfast in a tiny hotel in Germany — both on work layovers, half asleep, and just polite enough to say hello over coffee and chicken wings (iykyk). As Antonio walked away, one of Stephanie’s colleagues leaned over and said, “His eyes lit up like a Christmas tree looking at you!!!” Stephanie laughed it off and went back to her coffee. That could’ve been the end of our story… but as fate would have it, we both ended up back at the hotel restaurant that evening — separately, of course. The place was quiet, so we decided to share a table, and what started as a simple meal quickly turned into hours of laughter and conversation. By the end of dinner, we’d bonded over being Europeans far from home, our shared love of football, 90s English dance tracks that shaped our childhoods (and are still on heavy rotation today), and all the little nostalgic things that make growing up in Europe unforgettable — even if we came from different countries. And as if the universe wasn’t already having fun with our story, the very next morning we somehow found ourselves in Bulgaria — both on layovers again, both absolutely unaware the other would be there — and of all days, it just happened to be Valentine’s Day. What started as another coincidence quickly turned into something unforgettable. Antonio, in true Antonio fashion, didn’t miss a beat. He showed up with flowers, chocolates, dinner — the whole romantic cliché playbook, but done in a way that felt unbelievably sincere and perfectly timed. Stephanie was completely caught off guard (in the best way), and suddenly what should have been an ordinary workday felt like a moment meant for the two of us. From that Valentine’s Day surprise in Bulgaria, the rest flowed effortlessly — the kind of “and the rest was history” moment you don’t realize is happening until you look back and see how everything changed at once. A random dinner and a shared glass of wine became the start of something neither of us saw coming, but both immediately felt — that somehow, everything had just aligned perfectly for that moment. Since that night we’ve been inseparable, never leaving one another’s side: we’ve shared countless laughs, champions league matches, long flights, playlists, and now a lifelong partnership built on love, football, and laughter — and we can’t wait to celebrate the next chapter with all of you.