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Update: Due to COVID-19, we’ve decided to postpone our wedding. Your health and safety are our top priority, and we hope you’ll save our new date. We wish you and your loved ones all the best, and look forward to celebrating together!
Update: Due to COVID-19, we’ve decided to postpone our wedding. Your health and safety are our top priority, and we hope you’ll save our new date. We wish you and your loved ones all the best, and look forward to celebrating together!
July 16, 2021
Marco de Canaveses, Porto, Portugal

Isabel & John

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John Parides

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Isabel Soares

July 16, 2021

Marco de Canaveses, Porto, Portugal

How We Met

We met in June of 2012. John had made plans to ride with his jetski with a mutual friend. John had been riding all day and when he was about to leave our friend showed up, so John decided to stay a little bit longer. Later that afternoon, I (Isabel) showed up to the beach with my friend - we had made plans to meet her boyfriend at the time. We all met at the West Meadow Beach and we hung out for the afternoon. My friend and I had just gotten our boating licenses (not sure how we passed the test lol) and couldn't wait to ride her boyfriend's jetski. John was kind enough to let me ride his jet ski, but all I kept doing was going in circles lol - I really don't know how I got my boating license. We all had a great time that day, it was the perfect Summer day. We decided meet up later for dinner and drinks. We exchanged numbers and later that Summer we started talking again and went out on a few dates. Since we officially became a couple (September of 2012) we have been inseparable. Six years later he finally popped the question and now we are planning our wedding in my homeland - Portugal :) <3

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