She said Yes!!!

So, let’s set the scene: we’re both from Hanoi, Vietnam. Apparently, we first met in kindergarten, but honestly, I can’t recall a thing. She’s pretty confident we’re both in the year-end photo, and I’ll take her word for it—she’s had the important details right ever since! Fast forward nearly three decades, and we’re running our own races, living completely different lives. Then, in 2022, fate—or more accurately, a business transaction—brought us back together. She was a home buyer, and I was the smooth mortgage broker. We both brought our A-game in flirting. I managed to sell her the mortgage, but she totally won by selling me on, well... her! Before I knew it, I was moving from Toronto to Montreal, starting a new job, buying my first home, and falling head over heels. Now, we’re about to take our pre-wedding photos—a fair exchange for that year-end kindergarten picture she keeps mentioning. It’s like a 'then and now' moment, just with better outfits, fewer juice boxes, and no nap time. Honestly, it’s not a bad way to show how far we’ve come, right? Standing in front of my first (and only!) wedding ceremony, I reflect on how we went from blurry kindergarten photos to creating lasting memories—and much better pictures—together. What a story!