Our love story began 9.5 years ago, but our friendship actually started in childhood. We first met as young adolescents over 16 years ago, when David was 14 and I was 12. I had just joined our church youth group at that time, and we were introduced to each other one night at the fiesta. According to David, it was "crush at first sight." There were random points in time when we would talk and hang out casually as friends, but nothing more happened than a little harmless flirting. And over our teenage years, life simply took us on different romantic journeys. Eventually, I attended Cal Poly Pomona where David started two years before. In spring 2010, we started talking more seriously and spending all of our time together, taking trips to the beach and going to drive in movies. That was an amazing summer for the both of us, and needless to say, we fell for each other hard and fast. Over time, we faced many challenges individually and as a couple. Our friends and family closest to us know that it wasn't always the best of times, but we always found our way back to each other. Over the years, we've grown into our best selves and very strong committed life partners. We've traveled together, done bucket list things like ziplining and skydiving, established our careers, and even did long distance for a couple of years. It has been quite a journey full of love, laughter, and tears. But we wouldn't change any of it because every single moment taught us endless life and love lessons, and ultimately brought us to this special day. We can't wait for what our future holds: a home, a family, and endless travel adventures!