BEST. day. ever!

Marissa, God works in mysterious ways. Who knew that shortly after getting baptized that God would introduce you into my life? During that time in my life I felt lost but meeting you has changed everything. I never thought that I would ever find my future wife, much less on Tinder, but here we are now, ready to begin our new journey and make something beautiful together. Being with you has taught me many things throughout the years and even to this day, you continue to teach me new things. I will always consider you one of my biggest blessings in life. In the beginning of our relationship I feared that we wouldn’t work out, not because the spark wasn't there, but because here you were established and I was still trying to figure it all out. I couldn't ever make sense of how it would work but time and time again you have shown me what we are and can be in the future. It’s allowed me room to dream and pursue things I wouldn’t have before. As your future husband, I want to give you the commitment of consistently showing up, day in and day out so we can move forward together into what can be. I commit to choose you and only you each and everyday, to work out issues instead of ignore them, and to be your number one supporter. I promise to strive and be the best person I can be for both you and for myself. I am grateful to have the chance to grow with you together even though we are far away from each other in this moment. I know deep down that we are meant to be together and that I want to share the rest of my story with you. I’ve known for a long time now that I was going to marry you, the only question that was missing was when. I am so excited knowing we’ll be married in two months! I can’t wait to officially call you my wife. Te amo con todo mi corazon, mi amor. Love, David

As fate would have it, we met on Tinder back in 2014. His first question to me was "I see you love Jesus, are you a Christian?" It wasn't a typical pick up line, so I was intrigued. Our first date happened to be at a joint I frequented with my family: Thai House Redlands. He sat across from me while I scarfed down my pad-see-ew noodles and thai tea and he had only ordered fried tofu (who does that?) making me look like a complete idiot. Regardless, he made me feel at ease. I later found out we both practiced the same faith which baffled me because it was as if the stars aligned and God had planned it this way. Being with someone who shares the same beliefs as me is a priority of mine. We continued to get to know each other through Disneyland dates, reading our bibles together, trying new food together, introducing each other to our families and culture, driving around town, traveling to new spots in the city and in the middle of it all, we fell in love. It was inevitable. It was as if his energy and mine were the same. I feel that's why whenever I find myself around him, I am at peace. Of course, it was not always rainbows and butterflies as we endured 2 years of long distance relationship as he went out to Ohio to get his nursing degree. But he and I came out of it stronger and better with time. We now see each other on a regular basis and to top it all off, we get to share a dog son together. Our lives has taken such an upward trajectory and I am so thankful. The past four and a half years have truly been a testament of how good God is and how love truly endures. David, I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives growing, building and adventuring through this life together. I love you so much. Let’s do this marriage thing!