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Mariana Alvarez

&

Steven Taveras

#cheerstotenyears

Welcome

We are so happy you're here. After ten years together, we're finally ready for this next chapter, and we truly can't wait to share this long-awaited day with you.

Our Story

We first crossed paths in October of 2014. Nothing dramatic, no sparks flying in slow motion, just two people orbiting the same circle of friends. It wasn't until a work trip to New Mexico in February of 2016 that things shifted. We got to know each other in a real way, and something about it felt familiar. Even though we came from completely different upbringings on opposite ends of the country, being around each other felt like home. From then on, we kept finding ourselves in the same places, laughing at the same things, and realizing how many similarities we shared. Eventually, after dropping every subtle hint possible, one of us finally decided to be bold. On a night one of us can't fully remember, the question, "Can I kiss you?" made its debut, and everything changed. Suddenly, the texts became more frequent, the excuses to see each other became more obvious, and we stopped pretending we weren't falling for each other. Things became official for us April 29, 2016 and by Valentine's day 2018, we were engaged and ready to start planning a wedding in Tijuana for July 2020.. But life had different plans. COVID happened. Careers were blooming. We moved to California, bought our first home, helped our families, and tried our best to figure out adulthood together. The wedding plans slipped to the bottom of the list, but the commitment never did. Then came 2024, our most challenging year yet. Looking back, it felt like life was asking us: Is this real? Can you weather the hard stuff? Not just the happy moments, but the messy ones too? With family challenges, personal hurdles, and the ups and downs, we faced it all and came out stronger than ever. Now, ten years in, we feel happy, content, and most importantly, ready. Ready to celebrate our love, ready to honor everything we've built, and finally ready to share this moment with all of you.