Paul and Lisa met in the Fall of 2012. One of their first encounters was as partners during their CPR class. After realizing they shared many similar interests, they became good friends and soon would be facing the trenches of nursing school together. During the summer of 2015 and nearing the last year of nursing school, each of them coincidentally decided to pursue a journey on strenghtening their faith. Inspired by his positivity and ability to seek good in everthing, Lisa began to attend church with Paul at Hillsong Los Angeles, in hope that she can too develop a like mentality. Over the course of the following year, Paul and Lisa volunteered and eventually led a ministry team together at Hillsong, traveled to the outskirts of Mexicali to serve underprivileged children, and held each other accountable to follow the path of becoming better individuals. Eventually, in the summer of 2016, their friendship grew into something more. On September 2 of 2016, Paul asked Lisa to become his girlfriend, and they never looked back.

Paul and Lisa shared a passion for traveling. In the two years of being together and even prior as friends, they traveled to several destinations they only dreamt of. One trip in particiular excited them the most: Paris and Italy. Paul had planned a special breakfast and activity as a gift for their second anniversary. On an early chilly Saturday morning, Paul woke Lisa, encouraged her to dress her very best, and arranged an uber to his surprise “breakfast.” They arrived at the Trocadero Gardens at sunrise, and the view of the Eiffel Tower at dawn was breathtaking. Paul surprised Lisa with a photographer, one who he had been conversing with over months to plan the perfect shoot. Lisa was speechless and astonished by his thoughtful gift. Within several minutes into their shoot, Paul knelt down on one knee and asked the easiest question Lisa had ever been asked. Confidently and teary-eyed, Lisa screamed, “Yes!” before Paul could finish his big question. It was a dream finally becoming true. Paul and Lisa, then, enjoyed an engagement photoshoot around the streets of Paris.