Lorenzo and I met our senior year at Bel Air high school through mutual friends. It did not take a while before we got along and became good friends ourselves. When first meeting Lorenzo he was the whole package in my eyes, he was too good to be true. He was and is handsome, smart, goal driven, responsible, and very respectful, and I had always admired him for these qualities. I remember the first day I met Delaney like it was yesterday it plays over and over in my head just the feeling of knowing that this amazing and beautiful young lady had walked into class late and all I could think about was “I know she would be the one for me”. I remember just thinking I would do anything just to be her friend or maybe more than a friend. I remember spending time with her during lunch and just adoring how gorgeous and beautiful she was. I remember thinking to myself about the day I would tell her what I felt for her. Every day I would just imagine all the cute dates we could go on. Lorenzo had been planning on leaving to the Air-Force and after our graduation in 2023 he had left only a couple weeks after. Through his start to his career communication was tough and we did not talk as often, my new chapter had started in college, and his did as well. Until one night he called me and had told me about his feelings for me, he told me how strong these feelings were. In this moment I was in shock, and I couldn't deny that I shared these feelings too. Coming close to his finish in tech school we continued to communicate again and catch up on our new lives, all the changes, all the losses in between. Lorenzo had asked me to help him surprise his family on the day he returned home, of course I said yes. I had been looking forward to his return since he told me the date. This will always be one of my favorite memories with Lorenzo, waiting for him as he came down the airport escalator, and being able to welcome him home after months, he called it a favor, I saw it as my privilege. After that night we spent every single day together, and each time we fell more and more in love. There is no one else I wanted to blast Morgan Wallen with in the car, no one else I wanted to get Dutch bros with, there was never a dull moment with us. We knew we only had 2 weeks to spend and it hurt us both a lot but each conversation about this always ended the same way, we ended with promising each other that distance wouldn't change anything this time, and that we would become stronger through it, and that's what I always loved about us. Coming closer to his deployment date, I wanted to take pictures together, I felt that these pictures would be a memorable keepsake for the months we were about to be apart. Lorenzo being who he is made my idea into a reality and planned out a whole day for it. That day he took me to go pick out a dress and we took a trip to scenic drive where his cousin Andrew captured our beautiful pictures that you see here. It was this day January 3rd, 2024, that Lorenzo proposed to me and promised me forever. There are no words to explain how happy I felt, and how excited I was about our future together. Through our commitment we have gotten each other through the many obstacles that have come our way, him leaving 2 days after proposing being one, and the distance being our biggest. I will always be thankful and proud of the amazing young lady that she has become and how I get to go through everything with her. And I am so thankful for my Delaney for making everything in this world the easiest and the happiest. Through the thousands of miles apart and multiple different time zones we stayed strong for ourselves and most importantly for each other, with one goal in mind. Seeing each other at the end of the aisle in 3 years. Although not all days are easy, we have found this journey to be added strength to our love. We are overjoyed and excited to officially tie the knot after a long time waiting and we look forward to doing that with you all.