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Update: Due to COVID-19, we’ve decided to postpone our wedding. We hope you’ll save our new date — you can RSVP anytime on our site. Wishing you all health and safety, and looking forward to celebrating together!
Update: Due to COVID-19, we’ve decided to postpone our wedding. We hope you’ll save our new date — you can RSVP anytime on our site. Wishing you all health and safety, and looking forward to celebrating together!
September 13, 2021
Coachella Valley, Ca
#LovingYouIsCortesey

Matthew and Valerie

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Valerie Proano

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Matthew Cortese

#LovingYouIsCortesey

September 13, 2021

Coachella Valley, Ca

How We Met

Our love story began back in 2013. Matt and I both met in college through some mutual friends. I know it sounds cliché, but from the moment we saw each other, we knew something special was about to form. And it did, seven beautiful years later we have been through it all. Now to get a little sappy—not most people know, but I suffer from a chronic illness and was diagnosed in 2013, only a few months after Matt and I started dating. Who would stay with a sick girl they just met, especially in college? Yup, the answer is Matt. The illness crippled my body for a few years and Matt held my hand through every step of the way- from countless doctor visits, helping me learn to walk again and just being my overall care taker. I would have never survived any of that without my Matt and I know he is one special man. So, our Love story didn't start out like most people's, but it is what makes our bond unique and so strong. We have jumped over hurdles with such ease, because our love is unbreakable. It is wild to think we met when we were just 19! There are so many beautiful memories that we shared together- from raising our beautiful puppy Nolah Mae to so many exciting vacations. Every day is an adventure when we are together! We are so blessed to have our good health now and we cannot wait to continue creating more beautiful memories together for the rest of our lives. Together, Matt and I know we are unstoppable and we can't wait to take on this new chapter!

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