May 5, 2018 they both ended up at a friends Cinco De Mayo party. Mariah and Alex ended up meeting five minutes into the party, right after Mariah spilt a whole tequila shot on her shirt. Alex thought it was funny. As the night went on they grew closer and closer as if they had known each other for years. Things just clicked. They both didn’t know what they were getting themselves into with one another. Their first date a few days later at a nice little Mexican restaurant ended in Alex going to a complete different place even though he had picked the spot. Typical man! After that they were inseparable. 6 months later, they got their first apartment together and started figuring out life together. They built a family of fur children and loved life together. After about one year in the apartment the opportunity to move out of state was in their hands and they decided to move into Mariah’s parents house for a few months and get things situated to move to New Mexico. Well...... as the new year struck and magic happened, Mariah surprised Alex with a gift of a new life. Jameson Michael Benavides would be his name. Life changed from there but in many good ways. They both decided that they wanted to unite the family together by getting married. After months of covid, and things finally calming down. They have decided on the date of January 16, 2021 to celebrate the unity together with family and friends in the city of sins. They are both very excited to be able to celebrate with all the people who have helped their relationship thrive and grow.