There is a saying… that you’ll know when you meet your destined person after meeting each other coincidentally three times. Little did Hieu and Truc Ly know... Spring of 2012 Hiếu and Trúc Ly met for the first time at the HLHT Cấp 2 camp in SoCal. They didn’t really interact with each other much but Hieu added TL on FB after camp. They went on with their busy lives and barely kept in touch. Fast forward to September of 2017 where they coincidentally met each other a second time at the VEYM’s SMHLHT Cấp 3 camp. Was this God's sign to them? Not yet... Three months later, Hiếu and some campmates from Cấp 3 visited Portland as a part of their Seattle/Portland trip. Since Trúc Ly loves to be hospitable and ham chơi, she offered to be their guide on their trip.  Little did they know that this would be the trip that changed their lives forever.  While putting on eyeliner, Hiếu happened to walk past and catch sight of Trúc Ly from the mirror. He suddenly couldn't take his eyes off of her beautiful hazel eyes and would do so for the rest of the trip.  But you know love takes time right? It was not until after the trip, while Hiếu was on a 36-hour train ride, did he make the first move by texting her first. Trúc Ly was initially hesitant but continued to text him. Texts that would last the entire day and continue into 2018.  They finally made it official on April 20th. Following this, they went through many hardships as a long-distance couple, but also celebrated many joys in their lives. It was while in Vietnam that Trúc Ly and Hiếu truly knew that they both loved each other. 2019 was another great year together. It was also a year that they started thinking about a future together.  On January 5th, 2020, after a trip with friends to Bend, Hiếu took Trúc Ly to the waterfront where he would get on one knee and ask Trúc Ly to be his wife.  On July 3rd, Hiếu and Trúc Ly will celebrate their new chapter together as husband and wife in California with family and friends.