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March 14, 2020

Elizabeth & Samuel

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Samuel Játiva

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Elizabeth Carroll

March 14

2020

How We Met

Its a story of two Florida kids, who finally met at the bottom of the state! Beth is from Fernandina Beach, FL, and Sam spent most of his childhood in Altamonte Springs, FL. They could have easily met in Orlando in 2012 when Beth was interning at Florida Hospital for Children and living on the same road as Sam's dad's Chiropractic clinic. Beth even got to know Sam's cousin through her church community while there in Orlando! But it wasn't until Sam and Beth separately found Christ Fellowship Church in Miami that they met in a College/Young Adults bible study group in 2013. Beth noticed Sam first and was impressed by his biblical knowledge (and of course found him cute). But it was at a social outing with their CYA Bible Study group later that Sam took notice of her. A friendship formed, but Beth did not give Sam a very easy time for anything more! It was almost a year before Beth agreed to a date and realized what a mistake it had been to hold him off for so long. Sam asked Beth to be his girlfriend in January 2014, and after 5+ years of dating, they are ready for the next chapter!

The Proposal

Sam actually bought the ring months before proposing to Beth. He wanted to make sure he found the perfect moment. One of their favorite places to visit together is Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter, FL, so Sam was hoping to time it out right during a road trip from Orlando to make a pit stop. This was not out of the ordinary, as they have stopped on their way back and forth to Orlando before to enjoy the ocean and the beautiful rock formations. This time however, Sam had something even more special in mind. Because the rock formations look so similar to The Little Mermaid, and the fact that Beth loves mermaids (and Disney Ariel of course), Sam had hidden the ring on the arm of an Ariel POP figurine. As Beth was up on the rocks and posing for a picture, Sam placed the box of the Ariel figurine in her hand. It only took a moment for Beth to notice the ring on its arm, and Sam took Beth's hand and asked her to marry him!

For all the days along the way
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