Our Love Story

We met at 15 — two kids who had no idea what love really meant, but somehow found it anyway. Justin had just moved to Orlando from New Hampshire, and after seeing a photo Ilia posted online, he sent a message that changed everything. Our first “date” was at a high school softball game — fun fact with one of Ilia’s bridesmaids sitting just one row in front of us.
We grew up together — through dances, graduations, mood swings, and new beginnings. There were moments we were still learning how to be ourselves, let alone partners. Times we got it wrong. But through every messy, beautiful chapter, we always came back to each other. We’ve learned that real love isn’t perfect — it’s choosing each other when it’s hard, offering grace when we fall short, and forgiving the things we were still learning to handle. We didn’t just grow up together. We grew toward each other.
Now, years later, we get to say “I do” — not just to the people we are now, but to every version we’ve been along the way.