Save the Date

Brian and Tatiana first met in the summer of 2019 while working at the YMCA. For her, it was a season of new beginnings—a new workplace, new coworkers, and the blazing summer heat, all while earning a paycheck. They first crossed paths in May during training, exchanged only a few words, and went their separate ways. Neither of them could have imagined that what started as a simple summer job would grow into the love story of a lifetime. By mid-June, fate gave them a nudge. Brian, with a mix of boldness and mischief, took her number from the work group chat and sent her a message—after she had teasingly told him to text her if he was serious about their bet. Neither one remembers exactly what the bet was, but what mattered was that it sparked something between them. Those first playful texts quickly turned into conversations, shared lunches, and walking out of work together. Slowly but surely, Brian found himself falling for her charm—and as he would always remind her, her beauty. That part still brings a smile. At the time, she had bright orange hair and was deeply tanned from the summer sun, but to Brian, she was already perfect. The turning point came one evening at a quinceañera. At the end of the night, Brian gave her a sweet, unexpected kiss. In that moment, she knew his feelings were real—and, though she wouldn’t admit it right away, she realized she had fallen for him too. From that night forward, their summer began to blossom into something more. Brian took her out for her birthday, confessed his love for her, and just two days later, spoke with her parents about wanting to be her boyfriend. What began as a carefree summer romance turned into something extraordinary—a love that carried them through not just that summer, but six wonderful years, and now, into the forever they are beginning together.