Our story begins at church, where we met through a music practice for an upcoming church camp in March 2019. We began talking initially as friends, and throughout the months, our friendship blossomed into something special. Believe it or not, Maria Alexis was the first to make a move with a straightforward question. It goes to show you a woman truly knows what she wants when she wants it and will do anything to make sure she gets it. It's as simple as knowing you found your soulmate. After close to seven months of non-stop conversations and a few encounters through other church services, we officially became a couple on 10/06/2019. After meeting our families and receiving their blessing to date, we became much closer and enjoyed many moments together. It was safe to say that we were made for each other and fell in love within our first few months of dating. We knew this love would last forever as we both maintained a strong relationship with God and continue to involve him in our relationship every day. In January 2021, I decided to propose to Maria, as it was a no-brainer decision. I planned to invite her family over to gather and throw a BBQ (Yes, a BBQ in January) for the proposal. To not give away any hints of a proposal, we tricked Maria into dressing to impress as we tricked her into believing we would do a family photo shoot. The contributions of our families to dress up for the fake photoshoot helped a lot. Honestly, I thought taking her to get her nails done during the BBQ would give it away that I was proposing, but it surprisingly didn't. That evening on January 30th, I brought her back home and proposed to Maria Alexis Covarrubia in front of our families. Now we will officially be married through the eyes of God on September 4th, 2021.