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*Update: Sadly, our venue Casa Ybel was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. We will of course still be getting married & celebrating with you all! We will be getting married in Islamorada, FL on Friday, 12/2/22! Please see Schedule & Travel for updates. Please RSVP online!
*Update: Sadly, our venue Casa Ybel was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. We will of course still be getting married & celebrating with you all! We will be getting married in Islamorada, FL on Friday, 12/2/22! Please see Schedule & Travel for updates. Please RSVP online!
December 2, 2022
Islamorada, Florida
#GabyGotAGoodwin

Gabriela & Ryan

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Ryan Goodwin

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Gabriela Betancourt

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Islamorada

Florida

December 2

2022

How We Met & How He Asked

Our good friends Todd & Sarah were trying to set us up for months. One evening after work, Ryan and I met surfing Jax Pier. We saw each other surfing two nights in a row and urged our friends to set us up! 10/7/19 We finally had a triple date at Top Golf. It went well and Ryan asked me out to dinner that Friday. A month into dating, we went to Nashville with Todd and Sarah. I was reluctant, but it really solidified how well we worked out after seeing how easily we traveled together and how much fun we had! We quickly fell in love! When the pandemic hit, it accelerated our relationship as we spent all our time together. Summer 2020 I moved in with Ryan and we became best friends! We truly feel we were meant to be! We are so grateful for the friends that knew we'd be perfect for each other! Ryan is a great planner and very romantic so of course he planned the most magical proposal day! Last September we went to Portugal! 9/6/21 we drove north to the Sintra area. We spent the afternoon exploring Quinta da Regaleira Castle. Then he said we were going to check the waves at Praia da Ursa "Gods Cliffs". We hiked partially down the cliff and stopped to take a photo with the giant rocks in the background, he knows I love cliffs by the ocean. He set up the GoPro -which ended up dying lol but his phone was filming too. He then told me we weren't there to surf, got down on his knee, said some sweet words, and asked me to Marry him!!! I said YES to the man of my dreams! Then he told me there was a photographer on the cliff documenting the whole proposal! We went up and met the photographer and had a photoshoot! We took photos at the proposal spot and next to it at Cabo de Roca -Westernmost point in Europe "Where the Land meets the Sea". He thought that was special because we met in the sea. Then we went surfing and the photographer took drone footage to make a video of us! We went to dinner that night at a restaurant I really wanted to try and celebrated. Most amazing day ever!

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