His Story: Paco, born and raised in Mexico City, grew up playing competitive soccer, swimming, running, and generally enjoying sports. His passion for traveling led him to live in Canada and France before moving to Washington, DC in 2017. Her Story: Kathleen was born and raised in Memphis, TN, where she grew up playing tennis and performing in her school theater programs. Like Paco, she wanted to explore the world and decided in high school to study foreign policy, which took her to China several times before settling in Washington, DC in 2014. Our Story: Kathleen and Paco first met at Georgetown University in 2017, where they both attended the same graduate program studying foreign policy. They shared a few classes and crossed paths throughout the program, but their love story didn’t begin until after graduation in the summer of 2019. Sparks began to fly at Paco’s surprise 30th birthday party that summer hosted by a dear friend. During the party, Kathleen tried to work up the nerve to dance with Paco but was too shy. So with a little help from an overly strong margarita she let loose and danced without a care. Paco noticed and was hooked. They quickly found themselves drawn to each other and went on their first date in August 2019. And the rest is history! They’ve been together ever since, and now they’re excited to face the future together as husband and wife.