Luis grew up with Brandon in the Logan Square neighborhood and Brandon happened to become Mariel's best friend in high school. Brandon realized Luis and Mariel had a lot in common, especially that they both had a passion for video games. So, with this, Brandon decided to link them up. They first met through Xbox in the last week of March 2010. Luis and Mariel have been together ever since. For their one year of marriage, they chose the Shedd Aquarium as the location of the celebration. Mariel's first job was at the Shedd Aquarium in 2012. During that time, Luis was looking for a better job and Mariel recommended him to work with her. Both Luis and Mariel worked at the Shedd Aquarium and now have come full circle to celebrate their love at the place they used to work together.