María and Manny met their sophomore year at the University of Georgia. They were 19! They initially met at a volleyball tournament organized by the Hispanic Student Association (HSA). Manny’s first impression of María was that she was a cutie and quite good at volleyball. Meanwhile, María's first impression of Manny was “who’s this white boy playing for HSA?”. María and Manny then continued to run into each other at tailgates, cheering on the dawgs together. Eventually they started studying together, hanging out, and a few weeks later Manny finally mustered up the courage to ask María out on a date. They’ve now been together for almost 10 years. They had a long distance relationship for 5 years between Macon, Augusta, and Tampa but their love for each other never wavered. After 8 years together Manny knew it was time to propose, so he did it the only way he thought possible...jumping out of a freaking plane! Miraculously, María said yes and now they’re just several months away from saying “I do” for a lifetime.