Welcome to our journey

in the summer of 2017. Ricardo had been working as a Park Ranger at Yellowstone National Park, while 1,850 miles away, Jessica was completing an internship with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in New Jersey. As chance would have it, the stars would align, and the Jersey girl was given an opportunity to visit and work in Yellowstone. Little did she know, her path would forever be intertwined with the park ranger that picked her up, that fateful August day, from the airport in Bozeman, Montana. Once Jessica's and Ricardo's time in Yellowstone ended, both parted ways, only to cross paths again as coworkers at Groundwork Elizabeth in Elizabeth, NJ. Over countless after-work bubble tea "rendezvous" and long car rides listening to Otis Redding, Jessica eventually admitted that she liked him. Ricardo was the first to say, "I love you". On February 6th, 2021, Ricardo proposed to Jessica at Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia, PA. He had chosen the location because it had been the same place he had taken her as friends during her first visit to Philadelphia. Seven months later, the two had a small self-uniting ceremony on August 29th, legally becoming husband and wife. While they couldn't celebrate with all of their friends and family, they invite you to honor their love on September 24th, 2022.