It was third year of dental school — different schools, same conference, and one very calculated shoe choice. She decided that if she was going to meet anyone that night, he had to be taller than her in heels. He was the tallest person in the room. Eight years on, they have poured themselves into their careers and building a life together. So when he asked for forever on a September afternoon, beneath the olive trees of Parco della Rocca in San Gimignano, Tuscany — she said yes. Their relationship is rooted in the richness of where they each come from: Keyvan, Iranian-Italian; Candace, Indian-Canadian. Two cultures, two histories, one life. It has taught them to appreciate the similarities in their heritages and the beauty found in each other's differences. And now, they invite the people they love most to surround them in celebrating the next chapter of their story.